Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb_alloc)

[Jiri Slaby]

On 22.2.2009 21:18, Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> This case is more
> coarse as it only deals with allocation rather than initialisation (and
> if you scribble the same value as the poison pattern you go undetected)

This is false negative, yes.

> but I believe this is what Jiri is referring to as a "no false positive
> possibility" case - it's never right to write to unallocated memory.

Exactly, thanks.
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