Hi Bjorn,
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 11:15:18AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> This patch series fixes two issues in the error path for the R-Car PCIe
>> host bridge driver.
>>
>> The first issue is triggered easily by not having a PCIe card inserted,
>> and may cause a crash.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Geert Uytterhoeven (2):
>> PCI: rcar: Fix use-after-free in probe error path
>> PCI: rcar: Handle rcar_pcie_parse_request_of_pci_ranges() failures
>>
>> drivers/pci/host/pcie-rcar.c | 11 +++++++----
>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> The first fixes ddd535f1ea3eb27e, which appeared in v4.14-rc1. The
> second fixes 5d2917d469faab72, which appeared in v4.5-rc1.
>
> After the merge window I normally just pull in critical fixes and
> fixes to things we merged during the window.
>
> I think the first makes sense for v4.15 because it can cause a crash
> with no obvious way to debug it. The second one feels like v4.16
> material to me.
>
> Thoughts? We're trying to sort out how to handle this sort of thing
> between Lorenzo and myself, so I apologize for the confusion here.
Sounds fine to me.
The first one happens all the time if no PCIe card is present.
The second one is non-critical.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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