On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 03:07:02AM -0800, Xie He wrote: > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 6:59 AM <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > The patch below does not apply to the 5.10-stable tree. > > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm > > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit > > id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. > > This patch only fixes a theoretical race condition. I'm not sure the > race condition is really affecting users. Is it necessary to apply > this patch to stable branches? Ok, if this is not affecting anyone, there's no need for a backport, thanks for letting me know! greg k-h
