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From: florin@iucha.net (Florin Iucha)
To: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] procfs bug exposed by cdev changes
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 23:35:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030528043508.GQ3359@iucha.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030528003105.GD27916@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk>

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On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 01:31:05AM +0100, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote:
> 	Patch follows.  It had fixed ALSA-triggered memory corruption here -
> what happens in vanilla 2.5.70 is that clear_inode() is not called when
> procfs character device inodes are freed.  That leaves a freed inode on
> a cyclic list, with obvious unpleasantness following when we try to traverse
> it (e.g. when unregistering a device).
> 
> 	Please, apply.  Folks who'd seen oopsen/memory corruption after
> ALSA access - please, check if that fixes all problems.

It works fine. The ALSA loads, plays and unloads without a problem.

Thank you,
florin

-- 

"NT is to UNIX what a doughnut is to a particle accelerator."

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  reply	other threads:[~2003-05-28  4:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-05-28  0:31 [PATCH] procfs bug exposed by cdev changes viro
2003-05-28  4:35 ` Florin Iucha [this message]
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2003-05-28 18:06 Olivier NICOLAS
2003-05-28 18:18 ` Stian Jordet

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