* Halil Pasic (pa...@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote: > > > On 02/24/2017 01:29 PM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > > * Halil Pasic (pa...@linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote: > >> Make VMS_ARRAY_OF_POINTER cope with null pointers. Previously the > >> reward for trying to migrate an array with some null pointers in it was > >> an illegal memory access, that is a swift and painless death of the > >> process. Let's make vmstate cope with this scenario. > >> > >> The general approach is, when we encounter a null pointer (element), > >> instead of following the pointer to save/load the data behind it, we > >> save/load a placeholder. This way we can detect if we expected a null > >> pointer at the load side but not null data was saved instead. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Halil Pasic <pa...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > >> Reviewed-by: Guenther Hutzl <hu...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > > > > Reviewed-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilb...@redhat.com> > > > > Thanks! Seems there are no further objections. Is the series going in > via your tree (softfreeze starting 28.02, me worried)?
I'm ok with that; and there will be a migration pull tomorrow. So lets see what we can do. Dave > > Regards, > Halil > -- Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilb...@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
