Re: [PATCH 5.10/5.15] io_uring: fix registered files leak

Fedor Pchelkin
2024-03-12T18:38:05Z

On 24/03/12 11:54AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/12/24 9:21 AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > On 3/12/24 9:14 AM, Fedor Pchelkin wrote:
> >> On 24/03/12 08:34AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> >>> On 3/12/24 8:23 AM, Fedor Pchelkin wrote:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>>> I feel io_uring-SCM related code should be dropped entirely from the
> >>>> stable branches as the backports already differ greatly between versions
> >>>> and some parts are still kept, some have been dropped in a non-consistent
> >>>> order. Though this might contradict with stable kernel rules or be
> >>>> inappropriate for some other reason.
> >>>
> >>> Looks fine to me, and I agree, it makes much more sense to drop it all
> >>> from 5.10/5.15-stable as well to keep them in sync with upstream. And I
> >>> think this is fine for stable, dropping code is always a good thing.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Alright, got it. So that would require dropping it from all of the
> >> supported 5.4, 6.1, 6.6, 6.7, too.
> >>
> >> Would it be okay if I'll send this as a series?
> >
> > Yeah I think so, keeping the code more in sync is always a good thing
> > when it comes to stable. Just make sure you mark the backport commits
> > with the appropriate upstream shas. Thanks!
>
> I'll just do these backports myself, thanks for bringing it up.

Great, thanks!

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Fedor