On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:47 AM, Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:14 AM, Dave Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, 2011-02-24 at 16:54 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: >>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > >>> > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c >>> > index e2bf953..e8f8925 100644 >>> > --- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c >>> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c >>> > @@ -1511,6 +1511,7 @@ void remove_conflicting_framebuffers(struct >>> > apertures_struct *a, >>> > "%s vs %s - removing generic driver\n", >>> > name, registered_fb[i]->fix.id); >>> > unregister_framebuffer(registered_fb[i]); >>> > + registered_fb[i] = NULL; >>> > >>> > Tested the patch, and now I get this: >>> > dmesg: http://pastebin.com/ieMNrA7C >>> > >>> > [ 12.252328] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference >>> > at 00000000000003b8 >>> > [ 12.252342] IP: [<ffffffff81311178>] fb_mmap+0x58/0x1d0 >>> >>> Ok, goodie. >>> >>> Or not so goodie, but it does make it clear that yeah, the fb code >>> seems to be using stale pointers from that registered_fb[] array, and >>> the whole unregistration process is just racing with people using it. >>> >>> Herton had that much bigger patch, can you test it? >> >> I think Andy's patch worked, not sure why it fell between the cracks, >> either didn't appear on lkml or in my inbox at all. >> >> if we can get Herton to repost it properly + a tested by I'm happy for >> it to go in. >> >> Dave. >> >> > > Tested Andy's patch and it works ! > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-natty.git;a=commit;h=c5a742b5f78e161d6a13853a7e3e6e1dfa429e69 > > Tested-by: Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx> > link to patch: http://is.gd/otIfGc
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