Re: [Linux 4.2-rc8+...v4.3-rc2] REGRESSION: ppp: circular locking dependency detected: [pppd] ppp_dev_uninit() | rtnl_lock()

From: Sedat Dilek
Date: Thu Sep 24 2015 - 12:19:23 EST


On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Guillaume Nault <g.nault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 11:21:50PM +0200, Sedat Dilek wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Guillaume Nault <g.nault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Do you mind to send a proper patch with subject-line and commit-message?
>> > Can you embed the Fixes-tag and give credits like Reported-by/Tested-by?
>>
> I've just sent the patch to netdev.
>
>> Do not forget CC-stable Tag, too.
>>
>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx# v4.2+
>>
> Well, that's not how it works for netdev. DaveM handles stable
> submissions on his own.

Thanks for the patch!

OK, I guess DaveM will take your patch into net.git#master first...
and tag it there with CC-stable?
Linux v4.2+ is affected as well.
So it will be good when GregKH might consider this patch for inclusion
into Linux 4.2.y series.

- Sedat -
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