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SubjectRe: [PATCH] video/logo: fix use logo after free prevention
Hi,

On 04/17/2015 12:48 PM, Manfred Schlaegl wrote:
> After 92b004d1aa9f367c372511ca0330f58216b25703 the logos disappeared on
> Freescale i.MX53 and i.MX6 SoC's (detected on linux-3.12.37).
> This happens because the fb_find_logo function is validly called
> (initdata still not freed) AFTER newly introduced latecall
> fb_logo_late_init.
>
> Instead of stetting a logos_freed flag somewhere in lateinit, this patch
> uses system_state==SYSTEM_BOOTING as indication for valid initdata.

The kernel init does free_initmem() call before setting the system_state
to SYSTEM_RUNNING, so there's a period of time when the logos are freed,
but the check in you patch does not catch it.

Tomi


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