Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

From	Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb
Date	2015-12-07 17:20 +0100
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On 12/06/2015 09:39 PM, Peter Wu wrote:
>>> While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory
>>> was permanently lost (observable via the Available column in `free -m`).
>>>
>>> This issue has existed since the introduction of this driver in v2.6.x,

One more reason to switch to rtl8xxxu as soon as possible...

bruno

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[PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Peter Wu <peter@lekensteyn.nl> - 2015-12-06 19:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> - 2015-12-06 21:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Peter Wu <peter@lekensteyn.nl> - 2015-12-06 22:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> - 2015-12-06 23:40 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> - 2015-12-07 16:20 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org> - 2015-12-07 17:20 +0100

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