On 03/11/2011 00:09, David Miller wrote: > From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:55:11 +0100 > >> There is a problem with your kmalloc() or alignments on your architecture. >> >> What is the SMP_CACHE_BYTES value ? > > kmalloc() behavior doesn't have anything to do with this bug. > > The issue is calculation of skb->end, which is based upon calculated > 'size' variable. > > skb->end determines alignment of skb_shared_info, which is where the > alignment problem is occuring for Tony. > I understood that David, but check the code, and you can see that exact skb->end depends also on ksize() So maybe the right fix is to make sure skb->end is properly aligned, say with SLOB So a more generic fix is welcomed. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html