linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kmemcheck v3

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Message-ID: <20080209093343.GA23004@elte.hu>
Date:	Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:33:43 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kmemcheck v3


* Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:

> > Yes, this is true. Then our task is to make sure that this memory is 
> > never allocated from tracked caches. We do have some changes in this 
> > area, for instance we never track task structs. Keep in mind that 
> > only slab objects are tracked currently, so things like stacks never 
> > catch page faults. I am not sure if this is exactly what you had in 
> > mind, but I don't know other kernel code very well enough to come up 
> > with perhaps more relevant examples :-)
> 
> Given that you don't seem to handle networking yet I wonder how many 
> cases you really tested so far.

you are wrong about no networking support: i have booted up a full 
distro config on real hardware with full networking, etc.

	Ingo
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