Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [syzbot] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in _copy_to_iter | From | Shoaib Rao <> | Date | Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:50:29 -0700 |
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On 8/10/21 2:19 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote: > > On 8/9/21 10:31 PM, Shoaib Rao wrote: >> On 8/9/21 1:09 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote: >>> I am guessing that even your test would trigger the warning, >>> if you make sure to include CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP=y in your kernel build. >> Eric, >> >> Thanks for the pointer, have you ever over looked at something when coding? >> > I _think_ I was trying to help, not shaming you in any way. How did the previous email help? I did not get any reply when I asked what could be the cause. > > My question about spinlock/mutex was not sarcastic, you authored > 6 official linux patches, there is no evidence for linux kernel expertise.
That is no measure of someones understanding. There are other OS's as well. I have worked on Solaris and other *unix* OS's for over 20+ years. This was an oversight on my part and I apologize, but instead of questioning my expertise it would have been helpful to say what might have caused it.
Shoaib
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