[PATCH v2 2/2] livepatch: Use static buffer for debugging messages under rq lock

From: Petr Mladek
Date: Tue Apr 30 2019 - 05:11:02 EST


klp_try_switch_task() is called under klp_mutex. The buffer for
debugging messages might be static.

Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index 8e0274075e75..d66086fd6d75 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ static int klp_check_stack(struct task_struct *task, char *err_buf)
*/
static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
{
+ static char err_buf[STACK_ERR_BUF_SIZE];
struct rq *rq;
struct rq_flags flags;
int ret;
bool success = false;
- char err_buf[STACK_ERR_BUF_SIZE];

err_buf[0] = '\0';

@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
pr_debug("%s", err_buf);

return success;
-
}

/*
--
2.16.4