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From: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing: Fix infinite loop in ftrace_update_pid_func()
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:51:33 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090929095133.GB6934@console-pimps.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1254152581-18347-1-git-send-email-matt@console-pimps.org>

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 04:43:01PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> From: Matt Fleming <matthew.fleming@imgtec.com>
> 
> When CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST is enabled
> __ftrace_trace_function contains the current trace function, not
> ftrace_trace_function. In ftrace_update_pid_func() we currently
> incorrectly assign the value of ftrace_trace_function to
> __ftrace_trace_funcion before returning.
> 
> Without this patch it is possible to execute an infinite loop whereby
> ftrace_test_stop_func() calls __ftrace_trace_function, which was
> assigned ftrace_test_stop_func() in ftrace_update_pid_func().
> 

Oops..

I just realised I've used the phrase "infinite loop" when what I meant
to say was "infinite recursion". Sorry, brain fart.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-09-29  9:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-09-28 15:43 [PATCH] tracing: Fix infinite loop in ftrace_update_pid_func() Matt Fleming
2009-09-29  9:22 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2009-09-29  9:44   ` Matt Fleming
2009-09-30  8:41   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-09-30  8:51     ` Matt Fleming
2009-09-29  9:51 ` Matt Fleming [this message]
2009-10-01  6:48 ` [tip:tracing/urgent] tracing: Fix infinite recursion " tip-bot for Matt Fleming

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