Re: [PATCH] modprobe: Ignore custom install commands if module_in_kernel() doesn't work

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Hello,

On pirmadienis 28 Rugsėjis 2009 23:30:39 Alan Jenkins wrote:
> Hi, I've fixed some problems I found with the patch you suggested.  Is
> it ok to include your Signed-off-by on this version, to credit you for
> the idea and the original patch?

Is this a replacement for 0001-Ignore-custom-install-commands-if-failed-to-
find-whe.patch [1]? Then I do not agree with warn("Failed to read 
/sys/module/*/initstate.\n"); message. module_in_kernel() might fail due to 
other reasons.

What is more, judging by the warning content above, you do not intend to apply 
0002-Get-module-initstate-from-proc-modules-if-it-is-not-.patch [1], do you? 
Well, I don't have strong feelings about whether or not /proc should be 
scanned on older (<= 2.6.19) kernels, but another problem is that current 
module_in_kernel() will NOT return -1 if initstate is not present (it will 
return 0). That's what 0002 patch fixes among added /proc scanning. So even 
with the patch you attached, fork-bombing bug will not be solved. 0002 patch 
was supposed to be the main patch which fixes the bug, 0001 was just an 
additional tweak...

I will agree with my Signed-off-by on your patch if you let me see (and test) 
the patch first. My only interest here is to get the fork bombing bug 
solved...

1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=524940#89

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Modestas Vainius <modestas@xxxxxxxxxx>

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