Re: [withdrawn] mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-using-kmalloc_array-and-size_add.patch removed from -mm tree

[SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>]

Hi Andrew,

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:21:09 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> 
> The quilt patch titled
>      Subject: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: use kmalloc_array() and size_add()
> has been removed from the -mm tree.  Its filename was
>      mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-using-kmalloc_array-and-size_add.patch
> 
> This patch was dropped because it was withdrawn
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> From: Su Hui <suhui@nfschina.com>
> Subject: mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: use kmalloc_array() and size_add()
> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:24:24 +0800
> 
> It's safer to use kmalloc_array() and size_add() because it can prevent
> possible overflow problem.
> 
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250421062423.740605-1-suhui@nfschina.com
> Signed-off-by: Su Hui <suhui@nfschina.com>
> Reviewed-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

Dan did mention "No need to change"[1], but I think that means this patch needs
no additional change, and hence nobody really asked withdrawal of this patch.

Cc-ing Dan and Christophe to make it clear.  Please let me know if I'm
misunderstanindg something.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/fd372c23-1bf7-4c93-a51d-ba5dad255b04@stanley.mountain/


Thanks,
SJ

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