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From: jak@rudolph.ccur.com (Joe Korty)
To: rusty@rustcorp.com.au (Rusty Russell)
Cc: joe.korty@ccur.com (Joe Korty), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] some large create_module(2) sizes can oops a kernel
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 22:59:41 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200301130359.DAA18113@rudolph.ccur.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030113031023.213EC2C06A@lists.samba.org> from "Rusty Russell" at Jan 13, 2003 01:34:43 PM

> How about removing the BUG() from vmalloc.c, like 2.5 has done?

I was erring on the safe side of assuming the BUG was useful for
detecting internal (non-user) erronous uses of vmalloc.  However
if that is not an issue then removing the BUG is best.

Joe

      reply	other threads:[~2003-01-13  3:50 UTC|newest]

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
2003-01-13  3:59   ` Joe Korty [this message]

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