Re: regression in iwlwifi: page fault in iwl_dbg_tlv_alloc_region() (commit ba8f6f4ae254)
From: Kalle Valo <hidden>
Date: 2021-01-12 11:34:12
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(adding luca) Michal Kubecek [off-list ref] writes:
FYI, there is a regression in iwlwifi driver caused by commit
ba8f6f4ae254 ("iwlwifi: dbg: add dumping special device memory")
reported at
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210733
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180344
The problem seems to be an attempt to write terminating null character
into a string which may be read only. There is also a proposed fix.
Can someone submit a proper patch, please? See instructions below how to
submit.
And please add Fixes tag to the commit log:
Fixes: ba8f6f4ae254 ("iwlwifi: dbg: add dumping special device memory")
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