If a system consists of mixed processor types, kmalloc() can be called before the per-cpu data page is initialized. If the slab contains sufficient memory, then kmalloc() works ok. However, if the slabs are empty, slab calls the memory allocator. This requires per-cpu data (NODE_DATA()) & the cpu dies. Signed-off-by: Jack Steiner <steiner@xxxxxxx> --- Tony - looks like this patch fell thru the cracks. (Originally submitted last Oct)... You are right! "BUG" is a little harsh. I changed the code to print a "table overflow" message & return "Unknown". Index: linux/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c 2006-10-18 15:49:49.000000000 -0500 +++ linux/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c 2006-10-19 09:05:44.108673017 -0500 @@ -643,12 +643,15 @@ struct seq_operations cpuinfo_op = { .show = show_cpuinfo }; -static char brandname[128]; +#define MAX_BRANDS 8 +static char brandname[MAX_BRANDS][128]; static char * __cpuinit get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model) { + static int overflow; char brand[128]; + int i; if (ia64_pal_get_brand_info(brand)) { if (family == 0x7) @@ -660,12 +663,17 @@ get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model) } else memcpy(brand, "Unknown", 8); } - if (brandname[0] == '\0') - return strcpy(brandname, brand); - else if (strcmp(brandname, brand) == 0) - return brandname; - else - return kstrdup(brand, GFP_KERNEL); + for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) + if (strcmp(brandname[i], brand) == 0) + return brandname[i]; + for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++) + if (brandname[i][0] == '\0') + return strcpy(brandname[i], brand); + if (overflow++ == 0) + printk(KERN_ERR + "%s: Table overflow. Some processor model information will be missing\n", + __FUNCTION__); + return "Unknown"; } static void __cpuinit ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Thanks Jack Steiner (steiner@xxxxxxx) 651-683-5302 Principal Engineer SGI - Silicon Graphics, Inc. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ia64" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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