RE: [PATCH] Revert "drm/amdgpu: Fix NULL dereference in dpm sysfs handlers"

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:06 AM
> To: Deucher, Alexander <Alexander.Deucher@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@xxxxxxxxx>; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "drm/amdgpu: Fix NULL dereference in dpm
> sysfs handlers"
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 01:18:34PM +0000, Deucher, Alexander wrote:
> > [AMD Public Use]
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 1:15 AM
> > > To: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Deucher, Alexander
> > > <Alexander.Deucher@xxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "drm/amdgpu: Fix NULL dereference in dpm
> > > sysfs handlers"
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 04:28:36PM -0400, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > > > This regressed some working configurations so revert it.  Will fix
> > > > this properly for 5.9 and backport then.
> > >
> > > What do you mean "backport then"?
> > >
> > > >
> > > > This reverts commit 38e0c89a19fd13f28d2b4721035160a3e66e270b.
> > > >
> > > > This needs to be applied to 5.9 as well.  -next (5.10) has this
> > > > already, but 5.9 missed it.
> > >
> > > What is the real fix for this?  Is it in Linus's tree and I can just
> > > backport that fix?
> > >
> >
> > This is no real fix.  The revert is the fix.  Sorry, I should have clarified that.
>
> Is it also reverted in Linus's tree?  If so, what's that commit id?
>
> If not, shouldn't it be?

It is reverted in Linus' tree.  I cherry-picked the revert from Linus' tree:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=87004abfbc27261edd15716515d89ab42198b405

Alex

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h




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