linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ensure we don't use bootconsoles after init has been released

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Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:26:52 +0200
From:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
To:	Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ensure we don't use bootconsoles after init has been
 released

Robin Getz wrote:
> This ensures that a bootconsole is unregistered if it is not replaced.
> The current implementation spews garbage out the bootconsole in this case,
> since the bootconsole structure is normally in the init section, and is
> freed, but still used.
>  
> Signed-off-by: Robin Getz <rgetz@...ckfin.uclinux.org>
> CC: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>

cheers,
  Gerd

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