linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cache_k8_northbridges() overflows beyond allocation (Was: 2.6.21-rc5-mm4 (SLUB))

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Date:	Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:57:35 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	Badari Pulavarty <pbadari@...il.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cache_k8_northbridges() overflows beyond allocation
 (Was: 2.6.21-rc5-mm4 (SLUB))

On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:45:37 +0200 Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:

> 
> > 
> > cache_k8_northbridges() is storing config values to incorrect locations
> > (in flush_words) and also its overflowing beyond the allocation, causing
> > slab verification failures.
> 
> Oops. Thanks for tracking that down, Badari.
> 
> Andrew, clear .21 candidate.

OK.  And for 2.6.20.x, methinks.
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