Re: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 03:45:22PM -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> * gregkh@linuxfoundation.org <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> [240513 09:30]:
> > 
> > The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-stable tree.
> > If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
> > tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
> > id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
> > 
> > To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
> > 
> > git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.1.y
> > git checkout FETCH_HEAD
> > git cherry-pick -x 955a923d2809803980ff574270f81510112be9cf
> > # <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
> > git commit -s
> > git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2024051347-uncross-jockstrap-5ce0@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.1.y' HEAD^..
> > 
> > Possible dependencies:
> > 
> > 955a923d2809 ("maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference")
> > 29ad6bb31348 ("maple_tree: fix allocation in mas_sparse_area()")
>    ^- This patch is needed, and has a fixes tag.  I'm not entirely sure
>    why it wasn't included in 6.1 already, but it applies cleanly and
>    fixes the issue with 955a923d2809.

"Fixes:" tags does not mean "will always end up in stable".  Please
read:
    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

> > fad8e4291da5 ("maple_tree: make maple state reusable after mas_empty_area_rev()")

So you want us to take all of these?  Or just the one?

thanks,

greg k-h