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To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crash in 2.6.22-git2 sysctl_set_parent()
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From: linas@austin.ibm.com (Linas Vepstas)
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On Fri, Jul 13, 2007 at 03:47:02PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: linas@austin.ibm.com (Linas Vepstas)
> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:05:15 -0500
> 
> > 
> > This is a patch (& bug report) for a crash in sysctl_set_parent() 
> > in 2.6.22-git2. 
> > 
> > Problem: 2.6.22-git2 crashes with a stack trace 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <linas@austin.ibm.com>
> 
> Thanks for tracking this down, I'll apply your patch.

NAK. As I just explained in another email, this bug
was introduced by the "send-to-self" patch I habitually
apply -- so habitually, that I forgot I was not working 
with a "clean" tree. So it goes ... 

--linas