linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] NULL pointer dereference in uart_write

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Message-ID: <20080506212328.GA17929@flint.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 6 May 2008 22:23:28 +0100
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] NULL pointer dereference in uart_write_room().

On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 11:30:55AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > (5) uart_remove_one_port() is called by serial8250_register_port()
> >     since ttyS0 is already in use but it is requested to be once removed.
> 
> That means 8250_pnp is taking over and then trying to delete the console,
> so its breakage in the serial layer glue. Perhaps Russell has some ideas
> as its hard to tell what he intended to happen originally.

Is the rest of the report available somewhere?

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Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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