memblock_find_in_range_node() does not compare memblock.current_limit
with end variable. Thus even if memblock.current_limit is smaller than
end variable, the function allocates memory address that is bigger than
memblock.current_limit.
The patch adds the check to "memblock_find_in_range_node()"
Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/memblock.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Index: linux-3.4-rc6/mm/memblock.c
===================================================================
--- linux-3.4-rc6.orig/mm/memblock.c 2012-05-15 03:51:25.104153055 +0900
+++ linux-3.4-rc6/mm/memblock.c 2012-05-15 04:16:49.468094485 +0900
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ phys_addr_t __init_memblock memblock_fin
phys_addr_t align, int nid)
{
phys_addr_t this_start, this_end, cand;
+ phys_addr_t current_limit = memblock.current_limit;
u64 i;
/* pump up @end */
- if (end == MEMBLOCK_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE)
- end = memblock.current_limit;
+ if ((end == MEMBLOCK_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE) || (end > current_limit))
+ end = current_limit;
/* avoid allocating the first page */
start = max_t(phys_addr_t, start, PAGE_SIZE);
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