Messages in this thread Patch in this message | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:05:46 +0800 | From | Changli Gao <> | Subject | [PATCH 1/3] flex_array: fix the panic issue when calling flex_array_alloc() without __GFP_ZERO |
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fix the panic issue when calling flex_array_alloc() without __GFP_ZERO.
memset is called with the wrong address, then kernel panics.
Signed-off-by: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@gmail.com> ---- lib/flex_array.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/flex_array.c b/lib/flex_array.c index 66eef2e..6fbb514 100644 --- a/lib/flex_array.c +++ b/lib/flex_array.c @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct flex_array *flex_array_alloc(int element_size, unsigned int total, ret->element_size = element_size; ret->total_nr_elements = total; if (elements_fit_in_base(ret) && !(flags & __GFP_ZERO)) - memset(ret->parts[0], FLEX_ARRAY_FREE, + memset(&ret->parts[0], FLEX_ARRAY_FREE, FLEX_ARRAY_BASE_BYTES_LEFT); return ret; }
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