Re: [patch] x86: avoid dereferencing beyond stack + THREAD_SIZE

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed Oct 08 2008 - 05:25:40 EST



* David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's possible for get_wchan() to dereference past task->stack +
> THREAD_SIZE while iterating through instruction pointers if fp equals
> the upper boundary, causing a kernel panic.

applied to tip/x86/urgent, thanks David!

Ingo
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