From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: w@1wt.eu
Cc: bcrl@kvack.org, stable@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [stable 2.6.32.y PATCH 0/6] net: fixes for cached dsts are never invalidated
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:07:11 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20121019.160711.1159467896676133280.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121019200318.GH17417@1wt.eu>
From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:03:18 +0200
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 04:01:04PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
>> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:55:57 +0200
>>
>> > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 03:49:30PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How about checking if these changes are already in 3.0/3.2/etc. or not
>> >> before asking such questions?
>> >
>> > Because I didn't find the patches in 3.0 and Ben said he backported them
>> > from 3.6, I think these are two valid reasons to ask, no ?
>>
>> Well, the thing is, I personally don't consider them appropriate for
>> 3.x.y -stable backports, and that's why I haven't submitted them.
>
> OK. Is is because the issue is less important there or because the fix are
> more risky than the issues they fix (or any other reason) ?
I have a different opinion about the risk/benefit ratio than Ben does.
I do not think these cases are important enough to enough people to
justify -stable inclusion at all.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-19 20:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-19 19:13 [stable 2.6.32.y PATCH 0/6] net: fixes for cached dsts are never invalidated Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:21 ` [PATCH 1/6] ipv4: check rt_genid in dst_check Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:21 ` [PATCH 2/6] net: Document dst->obsolete better Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:21 ` [PATCH 3/6] ipv6: use DST_* macro to set obselete field Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:21 ` [PATCH 4/6] netns: move net->ipv4.rt_genid to net->rt_genid Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:22 ` [PATCH 5/6] ipv6: use net->rt_genid to check dst validity Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:22 ` [PATCH 6/6] xfrm: invalidate dst on policy insertion/deletion Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 19:48 ` [stable 2.6.32.y PATCH 0/6] net: fixes for cached dsts are never invalidated Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 19:49 ` David Miller
2012-10-19 19:55 ` Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 20:01 ` David Miller
2012-10-19 20:03 ` Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 20:07 ` David Miller [this message]
2012-10-19 20:14 ` Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 20:22 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 20:53 ` Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 21:03 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2012-10-19 21:22 ` Willy Tarreau
2012-10-19 20:18 ` Benjamin LaHaise
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