Linas Vepstas wrote:
Avoid kernel crash in mm/slab.c due to double-free of pointer.
If the ethernet interface is brought down while there is still
RX traffic in flight, the device shutdown routine can end up
trying to double-free an skb, leading to a crash in mm/slab.c
Avoid the double-free by nulling out the skb pointer.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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drivers/net/spider_net.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
applied 1-5, 7 to #upstream-fixes (2.6.22)
patch #6 was ignored, because it was already upstream
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