----- Forwarded message from Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@xxxxxxxxxx> ----- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:14:47 +0530 From: Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>, torvalds@xxxxxxxx Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, shaohua.li@xxxxxxxxx, bryce@xxxxxxxx Reply-To: vatsa@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PATCH] Check for online cpus before bringing them up Bryce reported a bug wherein offlining CPU0 (on x86 box) and then subsequently onlining it resulted in a lockup. On x86, CPU0 is never offlined. The subsequent attempt to online CPU0 doesn't take that into account. It actually tries to bootup the already booted CPU. Following patch fixes the problem (as acknowledged by Bryce). Please consider for inclusion in 2.6.16. Check if cpu is already online. Signed-off-by : Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@xxxxxxxxxx> - arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c | 6 ++++++ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff -puN arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c~cpuhp arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c --- linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c~cpuhp 2006-03-14 14:42:26.000000000 +0530 +++ linux-2.6.16-rc5-root/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c 2006-03-14 14:43:21.000000000 +0530 @@ -1029,6 +1029,12 @@ int __devinit smp_prepare_cpu(int cpu) int apicid, ret; lock_cpu_hotplug(); + + if (cpu_online(cpu)) { + ret = -EINVAL; + goto exit; + } + apicid = x86_cpu_to_apicid[cpu]; if (apicid == BAD_APICID) { ret = -ENODEV; _ -- Regards, vatsa ----- End forwarded message -----