linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hrtimer: prevent overrun DoS in hrtimer

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Message-Id: <1174255487.13341.480.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:04:47 +0100
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Johannes Bauer <JohannesBauer@....de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, schwab@...e.de,
	Stable Kernel Team <stable@...nel.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hrtimer: prevent overrun DoS in hrtimer_forward()

On Sun, 2007-03-18 at 17:53 -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> >> Just to be clear: this replaces the earlier patch, right?
> > 
> > This replaces the fix Andrew did.
> > 
> > http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=117407812411997&w=2
> > 
> 
> Right, but is the original "Prevent DOS" patch from you still needed?
> Or did Andrew's patch replace that one, and now this replaces his?

The original patch is still needed - it handles the problem in the first
place.

I missed to compile it for 32bit and Andrew did a fix, which I replaced.

	tglx


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