Re: NULL ptr deref in wq_worker_sleeping on 4.19

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 7 Aug 2019, Austin Kim wrote:

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> I wonder what kinds of workqueue is used in case of this panic.
> 
> If system workqueue(system_wq) is used for this case, it would be a
> help to replace it with high priority workqueue(system_highpri_wq). If
> panic disappers with high priority workqueue(system_highpri_wq), we
> would think about another scenario.

How would that help? As Sebastian explained, something overwrote memory or
it is a Use After Free. How would a high priority workqueue 'fix' that?

You need to find the root cause, which is either memory corruption or a use
after free.

Thanks,

	tglx