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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On November 18th, I submitted a patch entitles "[PATCH 4.20] rtlwifi:
> Fix leak of skb when processing C2H_BT_INFO" that fixes an skb memory
> leak.

So this is the patch:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10687671/

> I just checked, and this one-line patch is still sitting in patchwork
> with a status of "NEW". Why is this the case?

I just have been busy with other stuff and haven't had enough free time
to process patches.

> The reports and testing of the fix took place in a GitHub issue
> thread, but that should not keep a critical fix from being handled
> fairly quickly. Meanwhile users of unpatched kernels are having their
> systems run out of memory! This problem is present in kernels 4.18+!

Sure, I understand that. I'll try to apply the patch soon.

-- 
Kalle Valo



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