Bug 641483

Summary: Stack size mapping is decreased through mlock/munlock call [rhel-6.0.z]
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Benjamin Kahn <bkahn>
Component: kernelAssignee: Frantisek Hrbata <fhrbata>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Zhouping Liu <zliu>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: urgent    
Version: 6.0CC: agk, arozansk, coughlan, dhoward, jpirko, kzhang, lwoodman, mbroz, msnitzer, nobody+295318, pmatouse, pm-eus, riel, security-response-team, syeghiay, wenliu, zkabelac, zliu
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: ZStream
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.32-71.4.1.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Previously, the /proc/maps file which is read by LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) contained inconsistencies.
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Last Closed: 2010-11-10 19:11:16 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 638525    
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Description Benjamin Kahn 2010-10-08 20:52:01 UTC
This bug has been copied from bug #638525 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 2 Frantisek Hrbata 2010-10-12 18:53:39 UTC
in kernel-2.6.32-71.4.1.el6

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-10 19:11:16 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html

Comment 11 Martin Prpič 2010-11-11 12:02:55 UTC
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, the /proc/maps file which is read by LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) contained inconsistencies caused by LVM2 incorrectly deciding which memory to mlock and munlock. With this update, LVM2 correctly decides between the mlock and munlock operations and no longer causes inconsistencies.

Comment 13 Alasdair Kergon 2010-11-11 16:18:14 UTC
I've deleted some incorrect sentences from the technical note.

Comment 14 Alasdair Kergon 2010-11-11 16:18:14 UTC
    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
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-Previously, the /proc/maps file which is read by LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) contained inconsistencies caused by LVM2 incorrectly deciding which memory to mlock and munlock. With this update, LVM2 correctly decides between the mlock and munlock operations and no longer causes inconsistencies.+Previously, the /proc/maps file which is read by LVM2 (Logical Volume Manager 2) contained inconsistencies.