Re: [withdrawn] mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-using-kmalloc_array-and-size_add.patch removed from -mm tree

[SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>]

On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:00:52 +0300 Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org> wrote:

> Let me add Justin to the CC list because there could be a way to make
> this work with a compiler extension.
> 
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 03:40:56PM -0700, SeongJae Park wrote:
> > 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 This patch was dropped because it was withdrawn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/
> 
> The patch isn't necessary.

Thank you, I understand that you are asking to withdraw this patch.  I have no
objection to that.


Thanks,
SJ

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