RE: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] bpf, sockmap: On cleanup we additionally need to remove" failed to apply to 5.4-stable tree

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gregkh@ wrote:
> 
> The patch below does not apply to the 5.4-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>.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Hi Greg,

We should get it backported its a fairly rare event, but then we get
bug reports when it happens.

I'll prepare patches, let them run in our test env for a bit and then
send them out.

Thanks!
John

> 
> ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
> 
> From 476d98018f32e68e7c5d4e8456940cf2b6d66f10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:04:59 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] bpf, sockmap: On cleanup we additionally need to remove
>  cached skb
> 
> Its possible if a socket is closed and the receive thread is under memory
> pressure it may have cached a skb. We need to ensure these skbs are
> free'd along with the normal ingress_skb queue.
> 

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