linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 3.18-rc3 v2 1/2] trace: kdb: Fix kernel panic during ftdump

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Message-ID: <5465F1FF.8070005@linaro.org>
Date:	Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:13:51 +0000
From:	Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, patches@...aro.org,
	linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>,
	Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 3.18-rc3 v2 1/2] trace: kdb: Fix kernel panic during
 ftdump

On 14/11/14 11:59, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:08:21 +0000
> Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 14/11/14 02:26, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>>> On Thu,  6 Nov 2014 12:41:55 +0000
>>> Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Currently kdb's ftdump command unconditionally crashes due to a null
>>>> pointer de-reference whenever the command is run. This in turn causes
>>>> the kernel to panic.
>>>>
>>>> The abridged stacktrace (gathered with ARCH=arm) is:
>>>> --- cut here ---
>>>
>>> This is a nasty line. "git am " truncated the change log there thinking
>>> it was the end of the change log (that '---' did it).
>>
>> Oops. Looks like I shall have to train myself out of that particular
>> habit (which will be tough, since I've used it long enough to be ingrained).
>>
>> Will repost as soon as I've thought about your other comments.
> 
> I was just telling you so that you wouldn't do it again. I already
> pulled in your patches. You didn't need to resend. But at least it
> would help you get out of that habit! J

Thanks.

BTW I did check on kernel.org before punting them back on the list:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace.git/log/?h=for-next

Am I looking in the wrong place or are they not aimed at linux-next just
yet?


Daniel.

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