From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:59:19 +0100 > commit 9b5e383c11b08784 (net: Introduce > unregister_netdevice_many()) left an active LIST_HEAD() in > rollback_registered(), with possible memory corruption. > > Even if device is freed without touching its unreg_list (and therefore > touching the previous memory location holding LISTE_HEAD(single), better > close the bug for good, since its really subtle. > > (Same fix for default_device_exit_batch() for completeness) > > Reported-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> > Reported-by: Eric W. Biderman <ebiderman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> Applied. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>