[kernel/f17] Add patch to fix ACPICA null pointer exception regression (rhbz 834318)
Josh Boyer
jwboyer at fedoraproject.org
Thu Jul 12 20:51:21 UTC 2012
commit 755df4e98744f0dee254e7e1f6f87d814cbe09a2
Author: Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
Date: Thu Jul 12 16:49:16 2012 -0400
Add patch to fix ACPICA null pointer exception regression (rhbz 834318)
...ault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++
kernel.spec | 11 ++++-
2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/ACPICA-Fix-possible-fault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch b/ACPICA-Fix-possible-fault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8956b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ACPICA-Fix-possible-fault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From: Bob Moore <robert.moore at intel.com>
+
+Fixes a problem that can occur when a lone package object is
+wrapped with an outer package object in order to conform to
+the ACPI specification. Can affect these predefined names:
+_ALR,_MLS,_PSS,_TRT,_TSS,_PRT,_HPX,_DLM,_CSD,_PSD,_TSD
+
+https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44171
+
+Reported-by: Vlastimil Babka <caster at gentoo.org>
+Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore at intel.com>
+Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin at intel.com>
+---
+
+Len,
+
+This is an important bug fix.
+Could you merge it?
+
+ drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c | 2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+index 23ce096..fe66260 100644
+--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
++++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+ /* Create the new outer package and populate it */
+
+ status =
+- acpi_ns_wrap_with_package(data, *elements,
++ acpi_ns_wrap_with_package(data, return_object,
+ return_object_ptr);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ return (status);
+--
+1.7.2.5
+
+
+
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diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 7f5261b..53a26c5 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
# For non-released -rc kernels, this will be appended after the rcX and
# gitX tags, so a 3 here would become part of release "0.rcX.gitX.3"
#
-%global baserelease 6
+%global baserelease 7
%global fedora_build %{baserelease}
# base_sublevel is the kernel version we're starting with and patching
@@ -827,6 +827,9 @@ Patch22051: xen-blkback-Copy-id-field-when-doing-BLKIF_DISCARD.patch
Patch22055: crypto-testmgr-allow-aesni-intel-and-ghash_clmulni-intel.patch
Patch22056: crypto-aesni-intel-fix-wrong-kfree-pointer.patch
+#rhbz 834318
+Patch22057: ACPICA-Fix-possible-fault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch
+
# END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
%endif
@@ -1592,6 +1595,9 @@ ApplyPatch xen-blkback-Copy-id-field-when-doing-BLKIF_DISCARD.patch
ApplyPatch crypto-testmgr-allow-aesni-intel-and-ghash_clmulni-intel.patch
ApplyPatch crypto-aesni-intel-fix-wrong-kfree-pointer.patch
+#rhbz 834318
+ApplyPatch ACPICA-Fix-possible-fault-in-return-package-object-repair-code.patch
+
# END OF PATCH APPLICATIONS
%endif
@@ -2452,6 +2458,9 @@ fi
# '-' | |
# '-'
%changelog
+* Thu Jul 12 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
+- Add patch to fix ACPICA null pointer exception regression (rhbz 834318)
+
* Wed Jul 11 2012 Justin M. Forbes <jforbes at redhat.com>
- Fix FIPS for aesni hardware (rhbz 839239)
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