linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] x86: Handle error returns in set_memory

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Message-Id: <200809141635.12003.elendil@planet.nl>
Date:	Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:35:10 +0200
From:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>,
	arjan@...ux.intel.com, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
	andi@...stfloor.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] x86: Handle error returns in set_memory_*

On Sunday 14 September 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com> wrote:
> > Correctly handle the error returns from set_memory_*. We have to free
> > memtype on error return path.
>
> ah, so this is what caused the display artifacts reported by Frans Pop?

No, I have only tested with the first patch applied, not this second one.
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