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    SubjectRe: [PATCH][2.6] Fix module_text_address/store_stackinfo race
    On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Rusty Russell wrote:

    > On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 18:02, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
    > > store_stackinfo() does an unlocked module list walk during normal runtime
    > > which opens up a race with the module load/unload code. This can be
    > > triggered by simply unloading and loading a module in a loop with
    > > CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC resulting in store_stackinfo() tripping over bad
    > > list pointers.
    >
    > Hmmm...
    >
    > You can't move kernel_text_address into module.c, since it isn't
    > compiled for CONFIG_MODULES=n.

    Good point, how about if i make modlist_lock a global?
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