From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: joe.korty@ccur.com (Joe Korty)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] some large create_module(2) sizes can oops a kernel
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:34:43 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030113031023.213EC2C06A@lists.samba.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 11 Jan 2003 21:41:36 CDT." <200301120241.CAA16791@rudolph.ccur.com>
In message <200301120241.CAA16791@rudolph.ccur.com> you write:
> Hi Rusty aka trivial patch monkey, everyone,
>
> The 2.4 kernel will oops when create_module(2) is passed a size of
> -1, -2, or any size larger than num_physpages. The following patch
> is one of the many simple ways to fix this. Please consider it or
> some variant for inclusion in 2.4.
How about removing the BUG() from vmalloc.c, like 2.5 has done?
Rusty.
--
Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-01-12 2:41 [PATCH] some large create_module(2) sizes can oops a kernel Joe Korty
2003-01-13 2:34 ` Rusty Russell [this message]
2003-01-13 3:59 ` Joe Korty
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