linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/3] Alarmtimer fixes for 3.1

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Date:	Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:43:33 -0700
From:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 0/3] Alarmtimer fixes for 3.1

Hey Thomas,

In reviewing the alarmtimer code, I ran across a few bugs that should be
fixed for 3.1 and backported to 3.0-stable.

These are also available in the git repository at:
  git://git.linaro.org/people/jstultz/linux.git fortglx/3.1/tip/timers/alarmtimers

The last of these is a pretty terrible hack, but I've got a more invasive
fix (along with other cleanups) queued on top of these for 3.2 that should
resolve it. Feel free to take a peek at those changes here:
  git://git.linaro.org/people/jstultz/linux.git fortglx/3.2/tip/timers/alarmtimers

Let me know if you have any thoughts or feedback!

thanks
-john

CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

John Stultz (3):
  alarmtimers: Avoid possible null pointer traversal
  alarmtimers: Memset itimerspec passed into alarm_timer_get
  alarmtimers: Avoid possible denial of service with high freq periodic
    timers

 kernel/time/alarmtimer.c |   18 +++++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

-- 
1.7.3.2.146.gca209

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