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From: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] oprofile: fix CPU unplug panic in ppro_stop()
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:04:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081204000445.GL11656@erda.amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4934D3E1.1000507@cosmosbay.com>

On 02.12.08 07:21:21, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> If oprofile statically compiled in kernel, a cpu unplug triggers
> a panic in ppro_stop(), because a NULL pointer is dereferenced.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com>

Eric, I applied your patch and it will go upstream for 2.6.28.

Thanks,

-Robert

-- 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Operating System Research Center
email: robert.richter@amd.com


      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-12-04  0:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-02  6:21 [PATCH] oprofile: fix CPU unplug panic in ppro_stop() Eric Dumazet
2008-12-02  8:17 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-12-03 11:59   ` Robert Richter
2008-12-03 14:08     ` Andi Kleen
2008-12-04  0:04 ` Robert Richter [this message]

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