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o08rBbTDsVRMpTU6zWP1j6osUl/WPIn+d5BK9/GPo6mE2h1YjJnSaB09oyq7O7+8IE/YEILE+ 4FisYUdDFvURrkyO9mU4jzm01/PnaxEFgOxzvuuU7L/QVs8hkMQRx5/SJCgsWrsLYTC5Q== >> See also: >> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree= /Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=3Dv6.19-rc3#n262 =E2=80=A6 > Regarding the stable kernel rules, do you consider this bug severe enoug= h=20 > to warrant a Cc: stable tag? I suggest to take another look at information from previous discussions on severity filters. > Since this error path is unlikely to be=20 > triggered during normal operation and the leak is small, It seems that basic data processing was not hindered so far by the affecte= d function implementation. > I didn't think= =20 > it was critical enough to bother the stable maintainers. The tag =E2=80=9CFixes=E2=80=9D is also an indication for related developm= ent considerations, isn't it? Regards, Markus