Re: [PATCH stable,5.15 0/2] Revert the patchset for fix CVE-2024-26865

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 06:21:08PM +0800, shaozhengchao wrote:
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> On 2024/5/25 17:42, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 05:33:00PM +0800, shaozhengchao wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 2024/5/23 19:34, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 11:05:52AM +0800, Zhengchao Shao wrote:
> > > > > There's no "pernet" variable in the struct hashinfo. The "pernet" variable
> > > > > is introduced from v6.1-rc1. Revert pre-patch and post-patch.
> > > > 
> > > > I do not understand, why are these reverts needed?
> > > > 
> > > > How does the code currently build if there is no variable here?
> > > > 
> > > > confused,
> > > > 
> > > > greg k-h
> > > Hi greg:
> > >    If only the first patch is merged, compilation will fail.
> > > There's no "pernet" variable in the struct hashinfo.
> > 
> > But both patches are merged together here.  Does the released kernel
> > versions fail to build somehow?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> > 
> Work well, as I know.

Ok, then why send these reverts?  Are they needed, or are they not
needed?  And if needed, why?

still confused,

greg k-h