From: akpm@linux-foundation.org
To: kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com, greg@kroah.com, gregkh@suse.de,
kay.sievers@vrfy.org, mm-commits@vger.kernel.org
Subject: - driver-core-unbork-device_release.patch removed from -mm tree
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:04:41 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200812192004.mBJK4feE010486@imap1.linux-foundation.org> (raw)
The patch titled
driver core: unbork device_release()
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
driver-core-unbork-device_release.patch
This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree
The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
------------------------------------------------------
Subject: driver core: unbork device_release()
From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
dev->release() may free struct dev itself. To free dev->p
in safe way, remember dev->p.
Appears to be a fix against
commit 33930cd1ccf6cf8c6124dc147d70641eb5d89a19
Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Date: Tue Dec 16 12:23:36 2008 -0800
driver core: create a private portion of struct device
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff -puN drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-unbork-device_release drivers/base/core.c
--- a/drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-unbork-device_release
+++ a/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ static struct sysfs_ops dev_sysfs_ops =
static void device_release(struct kobject *kobj)
{
struct device *dev = to_dev(kobj);
+ struct device_private *p = dev->p;
if (dev->release)
dev->release(dev);
@@ -116,11 +117,13 @@ static void device_release(struct kobjec
dev->type->release(dev);
else if (dev->class && dev->class->dev_release)
dev->class->dev_release(dev);
- else
+ else {
WARN(1, KERN_ERR "Device '%s' does not have a release() "
"function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
dev_name(dev));
- kfree(dev->p);
+ return;
+ }
+ kfree(p);
}
static struct kobj_type device_ktype = {
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com are
origin.patch
clocksource-pass-clocksource-to-read-callback-fix.patch
mm-gup-persist-for-write-permission.patch
mm-wp-lock-page-before-deciding-cow.patch
mm-reuse_swap_page-replaces-can_share_swap_page.patch
mm-try_to_free_swap-replaces-remove_exclusive_swap_page.patch
mm-try_to_unuse-check-removing-right-swap.patch
mm-remove-try_to_munlock-from-vmscan.patch
mm-remove-gfp_mask-from-add_to_swap.patch
mm-add-add_to_swap-stub.patch
mm-optimize-get_scan_ratio-for-no-swap.patch
memcg-reclaim-shouldnt-change-zone-recent_rotated-statistics.patch
swapfile-swapon-needs-larger-size-type.patch
swapfile-remove-swp_active-mask.patch
swapfile-remove-surplus-whitespace.patch
swapfile-remove-v0-swap-space-message.patch
swapfile-rearrange-scan-and-swap_info.patch
swapfile-swapon-use-discard-trim.patch
swapfile-swap-allocation-use-discard.patch
swapfile-swapon-randomize-if-nonrot.patch
swapfile-swap-allocation-cycle-if-nonrot.patch
swapfile-change-discard-pgoff_t-to-sector_t.patch
swapfile-change-discard-pgoff_t-to-sector_t-fix.patch
swapfile-let-others-seed-random.patch
mm-remove-config_out_of_line_pfn_to_page.patch
cgroups-make-cgroup-config-a-submenu.patch
cgroups-documentation-updates.patch
cgroups-remove-some-redundant-null-checks.patch
ns_cgroup-remove-unused-spinlock.patch
memcg-fix-a-typo-in-kconfig.patch
cgroups-add-lock-for-child-cgroups-in-cgroup_post_fork.patch
cgroups-fix-cgroup_iter_next-bug.patch
cgroups-dont-put-struct-cgroupfs_root-protected-by-rcu.patch
cgroups-use-task_lock-for-access-tsk-cgroups-safe-in-cgroup_clone.patch
cgroups-call-find_css_set-safely-in-cgroup_attach_task.patch
cgroups-remove-rcu_read_lock-in-cgroupstats_build.patch
cgroups-make-root_list-contains-active-hierarchies-only.patch
cgroups-add-inactive-subsystems-to-rootnodesubsys_list.patch
cgroups-add-inactive-subsystems-to-rootnodesubsys_list-fix.patch
cgroups-introduce-link_css_set-to-remove-duplicate-code.patch
cgroups-introduce-link_css_set-to-remove-duplicate-code-fix.patch
devcgroup-use-list_for_each_entry_rcu.patch
memcg-introduce-charge-commit-cancel-style-of-functions.patch
memcg-introduce-charge-commit-cancel-style-of-functions-fix.patch
memcg-fix-gfp_mask-of-callers-of-charge.patch
memcg-simple-migration-handling.patch
memcg-do-not-recalculate-section-unnecessarily-in-init_section_page_cgroup.patch
memcg-move-all-acccounts-to-parent-at-rmdir.patch
memcg-reduce-size-of-mem_cgroup-by-using-nr_cpu_ids.patch
memcg-new-force_empty-to-free-pages-under-group.patch
memcg-new-force_empty-to-free-pages-under-group-fix.patch
memcg-new-force_empty-to-free-pages-under-group-fix-fix.patch
memcg-handle-swap-caches.patch
memcg-handle-swap-caches-build-fix.patch
memcg-memswap-controller-kconfig.patch
memcg-swap-cgroup-for-remembering-usage.patch
memcg-memswap-controller-core.patch
memcg-memswap-controller-core-make-resize-limit-hold-mutex.patch
memcg-memswap-controller-core-swapcache-fixes.patch
memcg-synchronized-lru.patch
memcg-add-mem_cgroup_disabled.patch
memcg-add-mem_cgroup_disabled-fix.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchy-documentation-v4.patch
memory-cgroup-resource-counters-for-hierarchy-v4.patch
memory-cgroup-resource-counters-for-hierarchy-v4-checkpatch-fixes.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchical-reclaim-v4.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchical-reclaim-v4-checkpatch-fixes.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchical-reclaim-v4-fix-for-hierarchical-reclaim.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchy-feature-selector-v4.patch
memory-cgroup-hierarchy-feature-selector-v4-fix.patch
memcontrol-rcu_read_lock-to-protect-mm_match_cgroup.patch
memcg-avoid-unnecessary-system-wide-oom-killer.patch
memcg-avoid-unnecessary-system-wide-oom-killer-fix.patch
memcg-fix-reclaim-result-checks.patch
memcg-revert-gfp-mask-fix.patch
memcg-check-group-leader-fix.patch
memcg-memoryswap-controller-fix-limit-check.patch
memcg-swapout-refcnt-fix.patch
memcg-hierarchy-avoid-unnecessary-reclaim.patch
inactive_anon_is_low-move-to-vmscan.patch
mm-introduce-zone_reclaim-struct.patch
mm-add-zone-nr_pages-helper-function.patch
memcg-add-null-check-to-page_cgroup_zoneinfo.patch
memcg-add-inactive_anon_is_low.patch
memcg-add-mem_cgroup_zone_nr_pages.patch
memcg-add-zone_reclaim_stat.patch
memcg-show-reclaim-stat.patch
memcg-rename-scan-global-lru.patch
memcg-protect-prev_priority.patch
memcg-swappiness.patch
memcg-fix-calclation-of-active_ratio.patch
memcg-fix-calclation-of-active_ratio-build-error-fix.patch
memcg-show-real-limit-under-hierarchy-mode.patch
memcg-explain-details-and-test-document.patch
memcg-explain-details-and-test-document-fix.patch
memcg-dont-trigger-oom-at-page-migration.patch
memcg-remove-mem_cgroup_try_charge.patch
memcg-avoid-dead-lock-caused-by-race-between-oom-and-cpuset_attach.patch
memcg-change-try_to_free_pages-to-hierarchical_reclaim.patch
memcg-fix-swap-accounting-leak-v3.patch
memcg-fix-swap-accounting-leak-doc-fix.patch
memcg-fix-double-free-and-make-refcnt-sane.patch
memcg-use-css_tryget-in-memcg.patch
cgroups-add-a-per-subsystem-hierarchy_mutex.patch
cgroups-use-hierarchy_mutex-in-memory-controller.patch
cgroups-add-css_tryget.patch
cpuset-rcu_read_lock-to-protect-task_cs.patch
reply other threads:[~2008-12-19 20:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: [no followups] expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=200812192004.mBJK4feE010486@imap1.linux-foundation.org \
--to=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
--cc=greg@kroah.com \
--cc=gregkh@suse.de \
--cc=kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com \
--cc=kay.sievers@vrfy.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=mm-commits@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.