Bug 681303 - backport vzalloc and vzalloc_node in support of drivers needing these functions
Summary: backport vzalloc and vzalloc_node in support of drivers needing these functions
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.7
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Neil Horman
QA Contact: Boris Ranto
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-03-01 18:09 UTC by Neil Horman
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:49 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-07-21 09:49:48 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1065 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 kernel security and bug fix update 2011-07-21 09:21:37 UTC

Description Neil Horman 2011-03-01 18:09:40 UTC 
Description of problem:
upstream commit 89bf67f1f080c947c92f8773482d9e57767ca292 updated all the network drivers to use vzalloc[_node] to avoid needed an additional memset in various places.  This patch tracks the inclusion of said vzalloc code to aid in driver backporting
Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2011-03-01 18:39:49 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 5 Jarod Wilson 2011-03-10 16:43:06 UTC 
in kernel-2.6.18-247.el5
You can download this test kernel (or newer) from http://people.redhat.com/jwilson/el5

Detailed testing feedback is always welcomed.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-07-21 09:49:48 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-2011-1065.html
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