linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: fix number of initialized/destroyed states

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:48:27 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:	Krzysztof Mazur <krzysiek@...lesie.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lists Linaro-dev <linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuidle: fix number of initialized/destroyed states

On Monday, January 07, 2013 11:56:36 PM Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> On 01/07/2013 10:58 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Thanks for the patch!
> > 
> > I'd like Daniel to have a look at it still.
> 
> I agree with this patch. I was about to send exactly the same.
> 
> Thanks Krzysztof for fixing this.
> 
> 
> > On Monday, January 07, 2013 08:12:01 PM Krzysztof Mazur wrote:
> >> Commit bf4d1b5ddb78f86078ac6ae0415802d5f0c68f92 (cpuidle: support
> >> multiple drivers) changed the number of initialized state kobjects
> >> in cpuidle_add_state_sysfs() from device->state_count to drv->state_count,
> >> but leaved device->state_count in cpuidle_remove_state_sysfs().
> >> Those two values might have different values, causing for instance
> >> NULL pointer dereference in cpuidle_remove_state_sysfs().
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Mazur <krzysiek@...lesie.net>
> 
> Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>

OK, thanks.

I have a pull request for 3.8-rc3 ready, so I'll send this one in the next
round.

Thanks,
Rafael


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Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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