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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 3.17-rc4 v2 0/2] trace: kdb: Bug fixes for ftdump
    On 24/09/14 16:07, Steven Rostedt wrote:
    > Is Jason Wessel still actively maintaining this?

    He still maintaining kgdb and kdb although he is not in MAINTAINERS for
    this particular file (perhaps he should be?).


    > I'd like an acked-by from the KDB maintainer before pulling this.

    Makes sense.


    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    > -- Steve
    >
    >
    > On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:32:59 +0100
    > Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@linaro.org> wrote:
    >
    >> This patchset makes it possible to use kdb's ftdump command without
    >> panicing, crashing or livelocking.
    >>
    >> 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
    >



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