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

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Message-ID: <45FDB6E8.5020303@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:02:16 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de
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()

Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> 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.

Ah, OK, and both of those are now in the queue for 2.6.20-stable.


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