Received: by 2002:a25:868d:0:0:0:0:0 with SMTP id z13csp288305ybk;
        Tue, 12 May 2020 23:36:35 -0700 (PDT)
X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypIc6tDpnW8fkFRFh2Yu5eg8Bo1LpvmX0igNmxcY/d5JJgoMqx9Kc+sMehRs54SU1ItHcLkR
X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:e098:: with SMTP id gh24mr21435152ejb.44.1589351795810;
        Tue, 12 May 2020 23:36:35 -0700 (PDT)
ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1589351795; cv=none;
        d=google.com; s=arc-20160816;
        b=hN038cON3Yw9fnTUCHInIQiGUV4YM7yaSZ8rlp4RqPZCHh31NI+utajxEkcRQrRuQM
         +UsgxqaXHw4F74AhKuCLfuvMUPLAeuL8AwKQuFA0aKXv/6eup2nteX3Pb0UO0gwHBjZV
         A8l0IynEZhdiJeBZayFqwnmXs0dqx6oyaLOsdbH5Jb25ctFMaX8sf04D+82E8lTsKPxa
         jCU04dSuNYY2zxq/XUWIpfeJF4d3EgbyCHDNN0KkS8U0CqCXtQBUb2U/dGlzlvF1EYJT
         fjcPWcw8AAQUCOdkCkd6ue2b/umF7cBgF8pkW6/oeT12ZKCXK8t2vNo+TRQNspZ0zToU
         iaPg==
ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=arc-20160816;
        h=list-id:precedence:sender:in-reply-to:content-disposition
         :mime-version:references:message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date
         :dkim-signature;
        bh=mak/AviUJOOy+rYq05rrccTXeIivuFgnT5Ks24gbTjU=;
        b=vuATsdYMVw4HhSDtMH1FM9xlghWE3rB2sZWbJWNRqGXbixUQGzNp3VNNaMDjWtPUFf
         hT5fXycAq/vGgcqUycSOTTY/KbF/s4MsbgWfZbqLup+qab9DXiYwgVA8rfmhHwAII2Ar
         Kzn90JPenQ6iCcf8Lo9SgArUzqCywf9BMkkaNb9ORbml9IkIyPiI3nxddwp4s5skjQMO
         9yJfb513OqtoSzF5MyqcrKQccnav3GwYdyAcq6b7QGatzdvM8l5V0rHTJjPgu4OWFKU9
         JLxl9QxaCnrZVfXBQXXANreuJyMPsB51v2G4ZGo8ypfRCqVN0N6f7H8khnIXOpNHqOSK
         uH4g==
ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.google.com;
       dkim=pass header.i=@kernel.org header.s=default header.b=VQqYFmw9;
       spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org. [23.128.96.18])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTP id o61si9099466edb.125.2020.05.12.23.36.12;
        Tue, 12 May 2020 23:36:35 -0700 (PDT)
Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) client-ip=23.128.96.18;
Authentication-Results: mx.google.com;
       dkim=pass header.i=@kernel.org header.s=default header.b=VQqYFmw9;
       spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
        id S1729379AbgEMGe6 (ORCPT <rfc822;crosarcplusplustest@gmail.com>
        + 99 others); Wed, 13 May 2020 02:34:58 -0400
Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:53450 "EHLO mail.kernel.org"
        rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP
        id S1725977AbgEMGe6 (ORCPT <rfc822;linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>);
        Wed, 13 May 2020 02:34:58 -0400
Received: from localhost (83-86-89-107.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.89.107])
        (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))
        (No client certificate requested)
        by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 56FB4206A5;
        Wed, 13 May 2020 06:34:57 +0000 (UTC)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org;
        s=default; t=1589351697;
        bh=mak/AviUJOOy+rYq05rrccTXeIivuFgnT5Ks24gbTjU=;
        h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From;
        b=VQqYFmw9te5u23iB//yWDy6wTXEvZhUTb+IBe9/3VkXASUDNgqmpErqKHsv/Nwuo8
         NO02m8i3oBNfTSXF1qMKcQxI5uCQ7tXrhM6LkhADPCXBMFkru5LwFt8is6IljiaABt
         6kHdHo8YJ/6V7++CFPFi4cyZW8r01vhp9IE+eqNk=
Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 08:34:55 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Ashwin H <ashwinh@vmware.com>
Cc:     "x86@kernel.org" <x86@kernel.org>,
        "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org>,
        "intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org" <intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        "stable@kernel.org" <stable@kernel.org>,
        Srivatsa Bhat <srivatsab@vmware.com>,
        "srivatsa@csail.mit.edu" <srivatsa@csail.mit.edu>,
        "rostedt@goodmis.org" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <srostedt@vmware.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4.19.x] make 'user_access_begin()' do 'access_ok()'
Message-ID: <20200513063455.GA752913@kroah.com>
References: <d29f87f3f3abb4e496866253bd170faad976f687.1589305630.git.ashwinh@vmware.com>
 <20200513055548.GA743118@kroah.com>
 <89DE19F6-4CB0-4324-A630-C8574C8D591C@vmware.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <89DE19F6-4CB0-4324-A630-C8574C8D591C@vmware.com>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
Precedence: bulk
List-ID: <linux-kernel.vger.kernel.org>
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 06:13:17AM +0000, Ashwin H wrote:
> This patch fixes CVE-2018-20669 in 4.19 tree.

Ok, but what does that mean for us?

You need to say why you are sending a patch, otherwise we will guess
wrong.

greg k-h