Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:10:54 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [vendor-sec] Re: [BUG/PATCH/RFC] Oops while completing async USB via usbdevio |
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 11:45:51AM +0200, Harald Welte wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 11:07:45AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote: > > * Harald Welte (laforge@gnumonks.org) wrote: > > > diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c > > > --- a/kernel/signal.c > > > +++ b/kernel/signal.c > > > @@ -1193,6 +1193,40 @@ kill_proc_info(int sig, struct siginfo * > > > return error; > > > } > > > > > > +/* like kill_proc_info(), but doesn't use uid/euid of "current" */ > > > > Maybe additional comment reminding that you most likely don't want this > > interface. > > > > Also, looks like there's same issue again: > > Mh, didn't hit that bug since I don't use disconnect signals. But it > looks like it has the same issue. > > Please consider the patch below, it > > 1) changes pid_t to uid_t > 2) exports the symbol > 3) adresses the same task_struct referencing issue for disconnect > signals > > I hope this now finally is the last take ;)
Ugh, but it looks like Linus already committed your previous patch, with some changes by him. Care to send a delta from what is currently in his tree (2.6.14-rc4 has it) and this patch?
thanks,
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