On Tue, 08 May 2007 17:54:40 -0400 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chuck Ebbert wrote: > > In 2.6.21.1 when dock driver initialization fails it does a kfree() > > of dock_station. (Below, this is due to some error installing a > > notify handler.) Later when a bay is discovered it calls > > is_dock_device() which attempts to lock the (nonexistent) > > dock_station. Reason is this test in is_dock_device(): > > > > if (!dock_station) > > return 0; > > > > dock_station is 0x6b6b6b6b after being freed. Either it needs > > to be zeroed or some other flag should be used to decide > > whether a dock station is present... > > > > Untested patch attached. > > > Hi Chuck, thanks for the patch, this should fix the problem. Would you care to resend it with a proper sign-off? Thanks, Kristen - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
