Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] proc/vmcore: fix clearing user buffer by properly using" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree

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On 23.11.21 07:20, Dave Young wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2021 at 20:33, <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto: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 <mailto:stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>.
> 
>     thanks,
> 
>     greg k-h
> 
>     ------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
> 
>     From c1e63117711977cc4295b2ce73de29dd17066c82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>     From: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:david@xxxxxxxxxx>>
>     Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:43:58 -0800
>     Subject: [PATCH] proc/vmcore: fix clearing user buffer by properly using
>      clear_user()
> 
> 
> I think this is a very corner case and a good-to-have fix in stable, 
> but we can also leave it as is.
> I would like to leave this to David.  David?  Would you like to rebase
> or drop it?

I'll have a look how easy (and different) the backports for the stable
trees area. I assume they are easy, then I'll just do the backport.


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb




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