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Re: perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes)

From Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes)
Date 2016-10-24 13:20 +0200
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On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 06:14:02AM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:

> > Josh, Andy, any clue on how I should go about fixing this?
> 
> This is a bug in the unwinder.  The NMI hit in the entry code right
> after setting up the stack pointer from cpu_current_top_of_stack, so the
> kernel stack was empty.  __unwind_start() tried to dereference the
> pointer (0xffffc90008500000) at the top of the stack.  I'll make a
> patch.

Great, thanks!

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perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes) Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@maine.edu> - 2016-10-22 05:10 +0200
  Re: perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes) Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-10-24 12:20 +0200
    Re: perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes) Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-10-24 13:20 +0200
      Re: perf: perf_fuzzer triggers vmalloc_fault (then crashes) Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-10-24 13:20 +0200
        [PATCH] x86/unwind: fix empty stack dereference in guess unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-10-24 15:40 +0200
          [tip:x86/urgent] x86/unwind: Fix empty stack dereference in guess  unwinder tip-bot for Josh Poimboeuf <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2016-10-25 12:40 +0200

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