linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Null pointer deref with hrtimer_try_to

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Date:	Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:38:01 +0100
From:	Eric Sesterhenn <snakebyte@....de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	John Stultz <johnstul@...ibm.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] Null pointer deref with hrtimer_try_to_cancel()

* Thomas Gleixner (tglx@...utronix.de) wrote:
> Impact: Prevent kernel crash with posix timer clockid CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
> 
> commit 2d42244ae71d6c7b0884b5664cf2eda30fb2ae68 (clocksource:
> introduce CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW) introduced a new clockid, which is only
> available to read out the raw not NTP adjusted system time.

Thanks for the fast response, patch works for me.
Cant trigger the bug anymore.

Greetings, Eric
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