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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Sherry Yang <sherry.yang@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
	rostedt@goodmis.org, mingo@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.4.y 0/2] tracing/kprobes: Backport request about
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 10:11:56 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2024100111-alone-fructose-1103@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240927214359.7611-1-sherry.yang@oracle.com>

On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 02:43:57PM -0700, Sherry Yang wrote:
> The new test case which checks non unique symbol kprobe_non_uniq_symbol.tc 
> failed because of missing kernel functionality support from commit 
> b022f0c7e404 ("tracing/kprobes: Return EADDRNOTAVAIL when func matches several symbols"). 
> Backport it and its fix commit to 5.4.y together. Resolved minor context change conflicts.
> 
> Andrii Nakryiko (1):
>   tracing/kprobes: Fix symbol counting logic by looking at modules as
>     well
> 
> Francis Laniel (1):
>   tracing/kprobes: Return EADDRNOTAVAIL when func matches several
>     symbols

As per the documentation, we can't take patches for older kernels and
not newer ones, otherwise you will have regressions when you finally
move off this old kernel to a modern one :)

Please resend ALL of the needed backports, not just one specific kernel.
I'm dropping these from my review queue now.

thanks,

greg k-h

  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-10-01  8:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-09-27 21:43 [PATCH 5.4.y 0/2] tracing/kprobes: Backport request about Sherry Yang
2024-09-27 21:43 ` [PATCH 5.4.y 1/2] tracing/kprobes: Return EADDRNOTAVAIL when func matches several symbols Sherry Yang
2024-09-27 21:43 ` [PATCH 5.4.y 2/2] tracing/kprobes: Fix symbol counting logic by looking at modules as well Sherry Yang
2024-10-01  8:11 ` Greg KH [this message]
2024-10-11 16:55   ` [PATCH 5.4.y 0/2] tracing/kprobes: Backport request about Sherry Yang
2024-10-14  8:36     ` Greg KH
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2024-10-14 16:06 Sherry Yang

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