linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] kmemleak: Scan the _ftrace

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Date:	Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:47:49 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] kmemleak: Scan the _ftrace_events section in modules

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:09:20 pm Catalin Marinas wrote:
> Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
> > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:19:29 am Catalin Marinas wrote:
> >> This section contains pointers to allocated objects and not scanning it
> >> leads to false positives.
> >
> > Thanks, applied.  Want me to push this for 2.6.32?
> 
> This patch requires 1/4 to be applied as it changes the kmemleak API a
> bit, so it won't even compile on its own. I can push them both
> together with your ack for the second.
> 
> I'm not sure whether API changes make sense during -rc releases, I was
> more thinking of pushing the patches for 2.6.33.

Definitely 2.6.33 material.  And if it's tied to your other patches, best
for you to hold them all.

Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

Thanks,
Rusty.
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