Re: [PATCH 0/3] firewire: use single object for user space listeners to dispatch request to IEC 61883-1 FCP region

From: Takashi Sakamoto
Date: Wed Jan 25 2023 - 07:08:05 EST


Hi,

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 09:22:51AM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:03:41 +0100,
> Takashi Sakamoto wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This patch solves long standing issue mentioned by code comment[1] and a
> > commit 281e20323ab7 ("firewire: core: fix use-after-free regression in FCP
> > handler")[2]. This patchset is based on the kernel tree to which another
> > fix is applied[3].
> >
> > To Iwai-san, I would like to ask you picking them to your local
> > tree, then send them to mainline tree as well as sound patches when
> > the merge window is open for v6.3 kernel, unless any question and
> > objection is posted. (Additionally, I have prepared the other patchset for
> > the subsystem.)
>
> As those are spontaneous small fixes, now I merged all three patches
> on topic/firewire branch (on top of the for-linus including your
> previous FireWire core fix), merged back to for-next branch for 6.3.

Thanks for your applying.

> But, I have no will to keep doing this in a long term. I suppose the
> best would be that you'd step up as a maintainer for FireWire
> stack...

Indeed. The next patchset is beyond your courtesy. I posted it to LKML
with my concern. I'm pleased if you follow to it.

* https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230125120301.51585-1-o-takashi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

> thanks,
>
> Takashi


Thanks

Takashi Sakamoto