Re: [PATCH 4/4] [RFC] staging/net: move AF_X25 into drivers/staging

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Mon Dec 09 2019 - 14:27:21 EST


On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 7:29 PM David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 16:12:56 +0100
>
> > syzbot keeps finding issues in the X.25 implementation that nobody is
> > interested in fixing. Given that all the x25 patches of the past years
> > that are not global cleanups tend to fix user-triggered oopses, is it
> > time to just retire the subsystem?
>
> I have a bug fix that I'm currently applying to 'net' right now actually:
>
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1205973/
>
> So your proposal might be a bit premature.

Ok, makes sense. Looking back in the history, I also see other bugfixes
from the same author.

Adding Martin Schiller to Cc: for a few questions:

- What hardware are you using for X.25?
- Would you be available to be listed in the MAINTAINERS file
as a contact for net/x25?
- Does your bug fix address the latest issue found by syzbot[1],
or do you have an idea to fix it if not?

Arnd

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAK8P3a0LdF+aQ1hnZrVKkNBQaum0WqW1jyR7_Eb+JRiwyHWr6Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/