Re: [cip-dev] [PATCH 4.19.y-cip 1/6] Backport netfilter: nf_tables: autoload modules from the abort path

Amy Fong
2022-01-11T14:43:25Z

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 10:02:18AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> > > > Ok, let me take a look at the series. But... could you provide some
> > > > kind of explanation of what these are and why you want them in -cip?
> > > >
> > > > These are not usual "hardware enablement" patches...
> > >
> > > 0/6 email was not part of the thread, so I missed it in the first
> > > look.
> > >
> > > I see it fixes sysbot report.
> > >
> > > Do you have special loads where you are hitting these netfilter
> > > problems? Are similar fixes needed in 4.4 / 5.10?
> > > Would it make sense to get it fixed in -stable kernels?
> >
> > We haven't been able to reproduce the issue but apparently it's being reproduced
> > periodically.
> >
> > The offending patch doesn't appear in linux-4.4.y-cip
> > linux-5.10.y-cip has the fix already.
> >
> > Both patches were introduced in 5.5.0-rc5
>
> Thank you for answers.
>
> Is there reason not to submit it to stable? You are describing it is
> as a bugfix, and Greg takes those. [Advantages are a) community
> review, b) less patches to maintain for us, c) bug fixed for everyone,
> not just us].
>
> Best regards,
>
> Pavel
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I will submit the patches to stable.

Thanks.
Amy