linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] [patch 1/2] add non_init_kernel_text

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Message-ID: <4779DEDA.90207@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:04:02 +0530
From:	Srinivasa Ds <srinivasa@...ibm.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	ananth@...ibm.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] [patch 1/2] add non_init_kernel_text_address

Rusty Russell wrote:

> 
> Subject: Don't report discarded init pages as kernel text.
> 
> Current code could cause a bug in symbol_put_addr() if an arch used
> kmalloc module text: we might think the symbol belongs to the core
> kernel.
> 
> The downside is that this might make backtraces through (discarded)
> init functions harder to read on some archs, but we already have that
> issue for modules and noone has complained.


Thanks Rusty,  This patch fixes my problem.
Tested-by: Srinivasa DS <srinivasa@...ibm.com>
 



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