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SubjectRe: [PATCH] RDMA/rxe: Use kzalloc() to alloc map_set
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on 2022/5/20 22:45, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 12:37:25PM +0800, Li Zhijian wrote:
>> Below call chains will alloc map_set without fully initializing map_set.
>> rxe_mr_init_fast()
>> -> rxe_mr_alloc()
>> -> rxe_mr_alloc_map_set()
>>
>> Uninitialized values inside struct rxe_map_set are possible to cause
>> kernel panic.
> If the value is uninitialized then why is 0 an OK value?
>
> Would be happier to know the exact value that is not initialized

Well, good question. After re-think of this issue, it seems this patch
wasn't the root cause though it made the crash disappear in some extent.

I'm still working on the root cause :)

Thanks

Zhijian


>
> Jason


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