linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] tracepoint: Check if the probe has been registered

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Date:	Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:53:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] tracepoint: Check if the probe has been registered


On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> 
> * Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > If we try to remove a probe that has not been already registered, the 
> > tracepoint_entry_remove_probe() function will dereference a NULL 
> > pointer. Check the probe before removing it to avoid crashes.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  kernel/tracepoint.c |    8 ++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> applied to tip/tracing/tracepoints, thanks Frederic!
> 
> Mathieu, Steve, any objections/observations?

Hmm, my email was on the fritz for this one. I'll have to search for it on 
a mailing list web site to see the patch.

-- Steve

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