linux-kernel - Re: [3.10] Oopses in kmem_cache_allocate() via prepare

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Date:	Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:29:18 +0000
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...two.org>
To:	Simon Kirby <sim@...tway.ca>
cc:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...ionio.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [3.10] Oopses in kmem_cache_allocate() via prepare_creds()

On Mon, 19 Aug 2013, Simon Kirby wrote:

> Object ffff880090f19e78: 6b 6b 6b 6b 6c 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b  kkkklkkkkkkkkkkk

This looks like an increment after free in the second 32 bit value of the
structure. First 32 bit value's poison is unchanged.

> CONFIG_EFENCE? :)

I think the developers should have enough information now to fix the
issue. Find the struct definition. Look for the second 32 bit value and
find out where that value is incremented.

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