On Thu, 6 Nov 2014 12:41:54 +0000 Daniel Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> This patchset makes it possible to use kdb's ftdump command without > panicing, crashing or livelocking. The ftdump command cannot be used > at all without these changes. > > IIRC this patches are still pending Jason's ack. I haven't heard from Jason in a long time. Is he still active? -- Steve > > Changes since v1: > > * Fixed use-after-free problems in v1 by adding logic to NULL out > buffer_iter during free operations. > > * Introduced a second patch to fix a live lock when trying to display > an empty trace buffer. > > > Daniel Thompson (2): > trace: kdb: Fix kernel panic during ftdump > trace: kdb: Fix kernel livelock with empty buffers > > kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c | 21 +++++++++++++-------- > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > -- > 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
