Re: [PATCH] drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2

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I've got it teed up.  Is drm-misc-fixes the right branch since we are
in the merge window?

Alex

On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 7:20 AM Linux regression tracking (Thorsten
Leemhuis) <regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, Thorsten here, the Linux kernel's regression tracker. Top-posting
> for once, to make this easily accessible to everyone.
>
> Hmm, from here it looks like the patch now that it was reviewed more
> that a week ago is still not even in -next. Is there a reason?
>
> I know, we are in the merge window. But at the same time this is a fix
> (that already lingered on the lists for way too long before it was
> reviewed) for a regression in a somewhat recent kernel, so it in Linus
> own words should be "expedited"[1].
>
> Or are we again just missing a right person for the job in the CC?
> Adding Dave and Sima just in case.
>
> Ciao, Thorsten
>
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wis_qQy4oDNynNKi5b7Qhosmxtoj1jxo5wmB6SRUwQUBQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> On 12.05.24 18:11, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> > On 5/10/2024 4:24 AM, Jani Nikula wrote:
> >> On Fri, 10 May 2024, "Lin, Wayne" <Wayne.Lin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Limonciello, Mario <Mario.Limonciello@xxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2024 3:18 AM
> >>>> To: Linux regressions mailing list <regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> >>>> Wentland, Harry
> >>>> <Harry.Wentland@xxxxxxx>; Lin, Wayne <Wayne.Lin@xxxxxxx>
> >>>> Cc: lyude@xxxxxxxxxx; imre.deak@xxxxxxxxx; Leon Weiß
> >>>> <leon.weiss@ruhr-uni-
> >>>> bochum.de>; stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> >>>> amd-
> >>>> gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at
> >>>> drm_dp_add_payload_part2
> >>>>
> >>>> On 5/9/2024 07:43, Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis) wrote:
> >>>>> On 18.04.24 21:43, Harry Wentland wrote:
> >>>>>> On 2024-03-07 01:29, Wayne Lin wrote:
> >>>>>>> [Why]
> >>>>>>> Commit:
> >>>>>>> - commit 5aa1dfcdf0a4 ("drm/mst: Refactor the flow for payload
> >>>>>>> allocation/removement") accidently overwrite the commit
> >>>>>>> - commit 54d217406afe ("drm: use mgr->dev in drm_dbg_kms in
> >>>>>>> drm_dp_add_payload_part2") which cause regression.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> [How]
> >>>>>>> Recover the original NULL fix and remove the unnecessary input
> >>>>>>> parameter 'state' for drm_dp_add_payload_part2().
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Fixes: 5aa1dfcdf0a4 ("drm/mst: Refactor the flow for payload
> >>>>>>> allocation/removement")
> >>>>>>> Reported-by: Leon Weiß <leon.weiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>> Link:
> >>>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/r/38c253ea42072cc825dc969ac4e6b9b600371cc8.c
> >>>>>>> amel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> >>>>>>> Cc: lyude@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Cc: imre.deak@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Cc: regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Wayne Lin <Wayne.Lin@xxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I haven't been deep in MST code in a while but this all looks pretty
> >>>>>> straightforward and good.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Reviewed-by: Harry Wentland <harry.wentland@xxxxxxx>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hmmm, that was three weeks ago, but it seems since then nothing
> >>>>> happened to fix the linked regression through this or some other
> >>>>> patch. Is there a reason? The build failure report from the CI maybe?
> >>>>
> >>>> It touches files outside of amd but only has an ack from AMD.  I
> >>>> think we
> >>>> /probably/ want an ack from i915 and nouveau to take it through.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, Mario!
> >>>
> >>> Hi Thorsten,
> >>> Yeah, like what Mario said. Would also like to have ack from i915 and
> >>> nouveau.
> >>
> >> It usually works better if you Cc the folks you want an ack from! ;)
> >>
> >> Acked-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >
> > Thanks! Can someone with commit permissions take this to drm-misc?
> >
> >
> >





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