linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Fix memory leak of init_vdso

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:23:48 +0800
From:	wzt wzt <wzt.wzt@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Fix memory leak of init_vdso_vars()

maybe, we can just panic() when kmalloc failed instead of add a new GFP_PANIC.

new patch will coming soon.

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:33 AM, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> When you run out of memory at early system boot (this is early
> system boot only) the system is toast anyways. There's no way
> to recover.
>
> I would just add a few GFP_PANICs and then drop the error paths.
>
> -Andi
>
>
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