[PATCH] ARM: OMAP: mcbsp: Fix possible memory corruption

Tony Lindgren tony at atomide.com
Mon Dec 12 13:33:00 EST 2011


* Igor Grinberg <grinberg at compulab.co.il> [111212 03:25]:
> On 12/12/11 13:22, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > On 12/12/2011 12:23 PM, Igor Grinberg wrote:
> >> On 12/12/11 10:38, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
> >>> Commits 09d28d ("ARM: OMAP: mcbsp: Start generalize omap2_mcbsp_set_clks_src")
> >>> and 7bc0c4 ("ARM: OMAP: mcbsp: Start generalize signal muxing functions")
> >>> incorrectly set two struct omap_mcbsp_platform_data fields after
> >>> omap_device_build_ss and kfree calls.
> >>>
> >>> Fix this by moving these pdata assignments before those calls.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula at bitmer.com>
> >>> Reported-by: neilb at suse.de
> >> Perhaps, should be:
> >> Reported-by: NeilBrown <neilb at suse.de>
> >> and
> >> Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org>	[3.1]
> >> as for below.
> >>> ---
> >>> For 3.2, 3.1 is ok.
> >>> ---
> > No need to cc stable since the issue is not in stable kernels.
> 
> Ah, so I've misunderstood what was that about...
> So it has been introduced in 3.2-rc cycle.
> Ok. Then now it is the perfect time to fix this ;)

Applying into fixes.

Regards,

Tony



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