linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers/clocksource/pistachio: fix memory corruption in init

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Message-ID: <57BC6C53.9090503@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:31:31 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Marcin Nowakowski <marcin.nowakowski@...tec.com>,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] drivers/clocksource/pistachio: fix memory corruption
 in init

On 08/17/2016 12:22 PM, Marcin Nowakowski wrote:
> Driver init code incorrectly uses the block base address and as a result
> clears clocksource structure's fields instead of the hardware registers.
> 
> Commit 09a998201649 ("timekeeping: Lift clocksource cacheline
> restriction") has changed the offsets within pistachio_clocksource
> structure and what has previously gone unnoticed now leads to a kernel
> panic during boot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcin Nowakowski <marcin.nowakowski@...tec.com>
> ---

Ok, I applied this patch as an urgent fix.

  -- Daniel


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