linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] print_worker_info: Handle pointer with more care

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Date:	Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:20:41 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>,
	user-mode-linux-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] print_worker_info: Handle pointer with more care

Am 16.08.2013 18:53, schrieb Richard Weinberger:
>> Yeah, and that should be fine.  &pwq->wq would be just an offset of wq
> 
> Yep. Now my brain also parsed the C notation correctly.
> Sorry for the completely wrong patch.
> 
>> from NULL which is an invalid pointer but probe_kernel_read() should
>> be able to handle that and probably just return 0 or -1 (all bits
>> set).  I *think* what's necessary is making probe_kernel_read() use
>> mincore() to fine out whether the requested address is mapped (it
>> should return -EFAULT if not) and try to dereference the address iff
>> it's mapped.
> 
> UML needs a custom probe_kernel_read()? Fine. :)

With my own probe_kernel_read() that uses mincore()
it works fine so far. :-)

Thanks,
//richard

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