Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:42:04 -0400 (EDT) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][2.6] Fix module_text_address/store_stackinfo race |
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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? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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