Re: [lkp] [fs] 45ec18d5c7: BUG: KASAN: user-memory-access on address 00007f90291c7ec0

From: Valdis . Kletnieks
Date: Mon Aug 08 2016 - 12:29:59 EST


On Sun, 07 Aug 2016 22:02:42 +0800, kernel test robot said:

> FYI, we noticed the following commit:
>
> https://github.com/0day-ci/linux
> Nicholas-Krause/fs-Fix-kmemleak-leak-warning-in-getname_flags-about-working-on-unitialized-memory/20160804-055054
> commit 45ec18d5c713bccb9807782f0dca29b92ba99784 ("fs:Fix kmemleak leak warning in getname_flags about working on unitialized memory")

The real question here is why the 0day system was even bothering to try
compiling and booting a patch from somebody who has a long record of failing
to do so with patches before submission. Actually looking at the patch
in question shows that little or no thought or testing was done (hint:
look at it, and wonder in amazement why there's a dump_stack() call where
it is....)

In other words - how did this patch get into a tree that 0day listens to?

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