linux-kernel - Re: perf_fuzzer compiled for x32 causes reboot

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Date:	Sun, 2 Mar 2014 11:02:01 -0500 (EST)
From:	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
cc:	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: perf_fuzzer compiled for x32 causes reboot

On Fri, 28 Feb 2014, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:34:00 -0500 (EST)
> Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu> wrote:
> 
> But perf_event bug finder is a much more prestigious title than
> "college professor" ;-)

yes, it's something to fall back on if/when I get denied tenure :)

I do enjoy tracking down bugs like this, it's why I spend a lot of time on 
it when I should probably be doing other things.

> BTW, is the perf_fuzzer code posted somewhere? It sounds like it can be
> really useful for us to do our own testing too.

yes, code is fully available though possibly not publicized well.  I 
posted the full info later in the thread as I seem to be responding to 
e-mails in reverse order today for some reason.

Vince
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