There is an error in rh_alloc_fixed() of the Remote Heap code: If there is at least one free block blk won't be NULL at the end of the search loop, so -ENOMEM won't be returned and the else branch of "if (bs == s || be == e)" will be taken, corrupting the management structures.
Signed-off-by: Guillaume Knispel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Fix an error in rh_alloc_fixed() that made allocations succeed when they should fail, and corrupted management structures. diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c index 29b2941..45907c1 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c @@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ unsigned long rh_alloc_fixed(rh_info_t * info, unsigned long start, int size, co be = blk->start + blk->size; if (s >= bs && e <= be) break; + blk = NULL; } if (blk == NULL) _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev