Bug#814427: closed by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (Re: Bug#814427: linux-image-4.3.0-1-amd64: memory leak in rtl_usb)

From	Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn <cristian.ionescu-idbohrn@axis.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#814427: closed by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (Re: Bug#814427: linux-image-4.3.0-1-amd64: memory leak in rtl_usb)
Date	2016-02-14 10:10 +0100
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On Sat, 13 Feb 2016, Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> >
> > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
> > which was filed against the src:linux package:
> >
> > #814427: linux-image-4.3.0-1-amd64: memory leak in rtl_usb
> >
> > It has been closed by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>.
>
> ...
>
> > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:25:57 +0000
> > From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> >
> > Version: 4.4.1-1~exp1
>
> ...
>
> > That fix was included in the Linux 4.4.1 stable update.

Just disregard what I'm saying here:

> I see that now.  It came with tag v4.4-rc3.

I wasn't thinking right :(  Sorry.

> The way I read this part of the commit footer:
>
> 	Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>
> is that the patch is recommended to be applied on all affected
> "stable" kernel versions.

This is also wrong:

> I guess the bug was introduced with this huge (11M) commit:
>
> 	commit f1d2b4d338bf090296f67830025228872fd52513
> 	Author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> 	Date:   Mon Sep 7 15:59:16 2015 -0500
>
> Any kernel released after that date may be affected.

For me, the bug showed up in 4.3.3-7, when testing the "D-Link Corp.
DWA-121 802.11n Wireless N 150 Pico Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]".
But it may be present in earlier versions too.

> > This is currently only fixed in experimental, but I intend to
> > upload 4.4.x to unstable shortly.

Yes, that will certainly help those upgrading the kerner packages to
that version.


Cheers,

-- 
Cristian

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Bug#814427: closed by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (Re: Bug#814427: linux-image-4.3.0-1-amd64: memory leak in rtl_usb) Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn <cristian.ionescu-idbohrn@axis.com> - 2016-02-13 12:30 +0100
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