Subject : iwlagn driver segfault in 2.6.28-rc3 Submitter : Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@ics.muni.cz> Date : 2008-11-11 14:34 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122641417331593&w=4 Handled-By : reinette chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122656004505165&w=4 This entry is being used for tracking a regression from 2.6.27. Please don't close it until the problem is fixed in the mainline.
The patch referenced in description is incorrect as we are not dealing with uninitialized memory but corrupted memory. A new patch will be submitted.
Ignore-Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122656004505165&w=4
On Sunday, 16 of November 2008, Carlos R. Mafra wrote: > > [Off-list] > > On Sun 16.Nov'08 at 17:35:21 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report > > of recent regressions. > > > > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions > > from 2.6.27. Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know > > (either way). > > > > > > Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12040 > > Subject : iwlagn driver segfault in 2.6.28-rc3 > > Submitter : Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@ics.muni.cz> > > Date : 2008-11-11 14:34 (6 days old) > > References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122641417331593&w=4 > > Handled-By : reinette chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com> > > According to kerneloops.org > > > http://www.kerneloops.org/search.php?search=iwl_eeprom_query16&btnG=Function+Search > > this bug is around since 2.6.25.14 and therefore is not a regression, afaict.
Dropping for the list of recent regressions.
Patch available http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git;a=commit;h=b76d74880ef7071953bb8f591323bd21fce83abd