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Re: [PATCH] invalidate pointers right after pool_put()



Christoph Egger <Christoph_Egger%gmx.de@localhost> wrote:
> attached patch invalidates pointers right after pool_put().
> I'm running a machine with this patch for several month
> w/o any problems.
> 
> Is it ok to commit?

The kmem(9) and pool(9) subsystems already perform use-after-free checking
in debug/diagnostic kernels. I do not think there is a benefit in such patch,
and rtfree() part is especially ugly. What are you trying to solve?

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Best regards,
Mindaugas


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