linux-kernel - Re: [regression] nf_iterate(), BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference

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Date:	Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:34:50 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, w@....eu, davidn@...idnewall.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de,
	rjw@...k.pl, ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [regression] nf_iterate(), BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL
	pointer dereference


* Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> * Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Ingo, did this patch actually fix something over there?
>>
>> not that i know of. I'll do some re-tests tomorrow to make sure.
>
> I managed to reproduce the bug you reported, but it reliably goes away 
> if I add Pekka's patch. Did you get a chance to retest already?

not yet - please consider it fixed, i'll let you know if something 
similar to that occurs.

	Ingo
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