Re: PATCH 2.4.18-rc2-ac1: hang on spinlock in "expand_stack"

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:47:44 +0000 (GMT)

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> I've enclosed a patch against 2.4.18-rc2-ac1, but it appears the same
> bug still exists in 2.4.19-pre1-ac1. The "ac"-branch version of
> "expand_stack" in "mm/mmap.c" has a code path that doesn't unlock the
> spinlock. I noticed when a "gdb" bug tickled it and locked up my
> machine.

Thanks. Thats one I accidentally introduced when I was doing the strict
oom handling. I'll apply that
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