linux-kernel - Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb

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Date:	Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:27:36 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
CC:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, ath5k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net,
	Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>
Subject: Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb_alloc)

On 22.2.2009 21:18, Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> This case is more
> coarse as it only deals with allocation rather than initialisation (and
> if you scribble the same value as the poison pattern you go undetected)

This is false negative, yes.

> but I believe this is what Jiri is referring to as a "no false positive
> possibility" case - it's never right to write to unallocated memory.

Exactly, thanks.
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