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DateMon, 27 Jun 2005 23:17:18 -0700
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: dirty md raid5 slab bio leak
Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
>
> On Monday June 27, akpm@osdl.org wrote:
> > Neil Brown <neilb@cse.unsw.edu.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > It's OK, I found it. The bio leaks when writing the md superblock.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > > insert a missing bio_put when writting the md superblock.
> >
> > Does 2.6.12.x need this?
>
> Hmmm.. probably, though it isn't Ooopsable, and isn't a security
> problem. Just a slow leak with a trivial patch...

It's a pretty sad bug if it hits you though.

> Is there a web-page somewhere that lists the acceptance criterea? I
> didn't save the mail message.

Me either. Just send 'em any old thing and let them decide ;)

> Do I just mail the patch to stable@kernel.org ??

That's OK, I'll add it to my backport queue - we should leave it to bake in
2.6.13-rc1 for a bit first.

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