linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Initialise SAK member for each virtual console to prevent oops

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Date:	Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:52:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bwalle@...e.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Initialise SAK member for each virtual console to
 prevent oops

From: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:41:38 +0100

> This patch initialises the SAK member of the vc_cons variable on all virtual
> terminals, not only the first one.

No it doesn't

> --- linux-2.6.21-rc3.orig/drivers/char/vt.c
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc3/drivers/char/vt.c
> @@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ int vc_allocate(unsigned int currcons)	/
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	    memset(vc, 0, sizeof(*vc));
>  	    vc_cons[currcons].d = vc;
> +	    /* INIT_WORK(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work, vc_SAK); */

The code is commented out, so it won't do anything.

Please review the patches you are about to send to the list,
thank you.
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