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process_one_work+0x370/0x370\n[Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ? __kthread_cancel_work+0x40/0x40\n[Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40\n[Mon Feb 10 20:36:11 2025] ---[ end trace ebffe800f33e7e34 ]---\nNote: before this patch, the above calltrace would flood the\ndmesg due to repeated reschedule of release_dw kworker.", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "versions": [ { "version": "05f646cb2174d1a4e032b60b99097f5c4b522616", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "c3c7c57017ce1d4b2d3788c1fc59e7e39026e158" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "9f71db4fb82deb889e0bac4a51b34daea7d506a3" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "91522aba56e9fcdf64da25ffef9b27f8fad48e0f" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "90e089a64504982f8d62f223027cb9f903781f78" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "95f17738b86fd198924d874a5639bcdc49c7e5b8" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "7204335d1991c23fc615ab76f31f175748a578e1" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "e74e5aa33228c5e2cb4fc80ad103541a7b7805ec" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "738d1812ec2e395e953258aea912ddd867d11a13" }, { "version": "c3f812cea0d7006469d1cf33a4a9f0a12bb4b3a3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git", "lessThan": "43130d02baa137033c25297aaae95fd0edc41654" }, { "version": "bf22306d92ca59c59dc4aa3bab14768948193d56", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "5.4.5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "5.4.293" }, { "version": "5.3.18", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "5.4" } ] }, { "vendor": "Linux", "product": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "versions": [ { "version": "5.5", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThan": "5.5" }, { "version": "5.4.293", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*" }, { "version": "5.10.237", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*" }, { "version": "5.15.181", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*" }, { "version": "6.1.135", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*" }, { "version": "6.6.88", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*" }, { "version": "6.12.24", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*" }, { "version": "6.13.12", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.13.*" }, { "version": "6.14.3", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.14.*" }, { "version": "6.15", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix", "lessThanOrEqual": "*" } ] } ] } } }