Hi all, I want to check on 2.6.30.9, I want to check whole kernel source and drivers.. Thanks On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi... > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 15:17, naveen yadav <yad.naveen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I Have following question with regard for 2.6.30 kernel >> >> If we do double kfree() >> >> a) Then what will happen? > > if we check the code here: (assuming it's using SLOB) > http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.36/mm/slob.c#L519 > > then I assume it simply detects that it is already freed and returns > immediately. > >> b) Can kernel detect double kfree() ? > > not sure, but I saw a call to kmemleak facility close to the line I > mentioned above...likely it could detect double [k]free() > > > -- > regards, > > Mulyadi Santosa > Freelance Linux trainer and consultant > > blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com > training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
