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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Protect Xen against accessing NULL-pointer trigg

To: "Yang, Xiaowei" <xiaowei.yang@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Protect Xen against accessing NULL-pointer triggered by Xenoprof Hypercall in dom0
From: "Santos, Jose Renato G" <joserenato.santos@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:33:24 +0000
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Xiaowei,

Could you please clarify what is the NULL pointer problem that you want to 
prevent with this patch?
Thanks

Renato 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Yang, Xiaowei
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 8:28 PM
> To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Protect Xen against accessing 
> NULL-pointer triggered by Xenoprof Hypercall in dom0
> 
> Xenoprof Hypercall in dom0 could trigger Xen accessing 
> NULL-pointer and results in fatal page fault. The patch prevents it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaowei Yang <xiaowei.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks,
> Xiaowei
> 
> 
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