linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.3-rc4

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFzN8jepYdLOoX35OrKt_oHaLzJ6AL11D3Gc2iJAZE+Kuw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:21:11 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: Linux 3.3-rc4

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz> wrote:
>
> On the other hand I wouldn't blame HW for a bit-flip, as it was a clear
> NULL pointer (plus 0x30 offset), not a random garbage.

Agreed. Actual NULL pointers tend to be us screwing things up.

                    Linus
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