Re: 2.6.0-test4: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference

[Alan Cox]

On Gwe, 2003-08-29 at 03:40, Andrew Morton wrote:
> "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Is this the same issue as
> >    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=106080170017645&w=2
> >  in which AMD said, "Let us get back to you, ok?" on Aug. 13?
> 
> yes.

The extra if also seems to ruin PIV performance, but I still agree with
Andrew - you can test code easily with known oopses. Things like the
known local root holes in 2.6test aren't a problem but random oopses 
mean you can't tell a new bug from the old one.

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