The patch titled Subject: allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix use NUMA_NO_NODE, not a bare -1 Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/fork.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/fork.c~allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix kernel/fork.c --- a/kernel/fork.c~allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix +++ a/kernel/fork.c @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_stru struct thread_info *ti; int err; - if (node < 0) + if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE) node = tsk_fork_get_node(orig); tsk = alloc_task_struct_node(node); if (!tsk) @@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ long _do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags, } p = copy_process(clone_flags, stack_start, stack_size, - child_tidptr, NULL, trace, tls, -1); + child_tidptr, NULL, trace, tls, NUMA_NO_NODE); /* * Do this prior waking up the new thread - the thread pointer * might get invalid after that point, if the thread exits quickly. _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are i-need-old-gcc.patch arch-alpha-kernel-systblss-remove-debug-check.patch arm-arch-arm-include-asm-pageh-needs-personalityh.patch fsnotify-avoid-spurious-emfile-errors-from-inotify_init-checkpatch-fixes.patch kernel-padata-hide-unused-functions-checkpatch-fixes.patch mm.patch mm-slab-freelist-randomization-v5-fix.patch mm-rename-_count-field-of-the-struct-page-to-_refcount-fix.patch mm-rename-_count-field-of-the-struct-page-to-_refcount-fix-fix.patch include-linux-apply-__malloc-attribute-checkpatch-fixes.patch include-linux-nodemaskh-create-next_node_in-helper.patch include-linux-nodemaskh-create-next_node_in-helper-fix-fix.patch mm-hugetlbc-use-first_memory_node.patch mm-mempolicyc-offset_il_node-document-and-clarify.patch mm-uninline-page_mapped.patch mm-uninline-page_mapped-checkpatch-fixes.patch memory_hotplug-introduce-config_memory_hotplug_default_online-fix.patch oom-oom_reaper-try-to-reap-tasks-which-skip-regular-oom-killer-path-try-to-reap-tasks-which-skip-regular-memcg-oom-killer-path-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-only-check-pagecompound-for-high-order-pages-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-remove-unnecessary-initialisation-from-__alloc_pages_nodemask-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-shorten-the-page-allocator-fast-path-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-avoid-looking-up-the-first-zone-in-a-zonelist-twice-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-un-inline-the-bad-part-of-free_pages_check-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-defer-debugging-checks-of-freed-pages-until-a-pcp-drain-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-dont-duplicate-code-in-free_pcp_prepare-fix.patch mm-page_alloc-dont-duplicate-code-in-free_pcp_prepare-fix-fix.patch mm-compaction-abstract-compaction-feedback-to-helpers-fix.patch mm-oom-compaction-prevent-from-should_compact_retry-looping-for-ever-for-costly-orders-fix.patch mm-oom-protect-costly-allocations-some-more-for-config_compaction-checkpatch-fixes.patch vmstat-get-rid-of-the-ugly-cpu_stat_off-variable-v2-fix.patch mm-thp-avoid-unnecessary-swapin-in-khugepaged-fix.patch procfs-fixes-pthread-cross-thread-naming-if-pr_dumpable-fix.patch exit_thread-remove-empty-bodies-fix.patch exit_thread-accept-a-task-parameter-to-be-exited-checkpatch-fixes.patch lib-gcd-use-binary-gcd-algorithm-instead-of-euclidean-fix.patch allocate-idle-task-for-a-cpu-always-on-its-local-node-fix.patch fs-execc-fix-minor-memory-leak.patch linux-next-rejects.patch drivers-net-wireless-intel-iwlwifi-dvm-calibc-fix-min-warning.patch kernel-forkc-export-kernel_thread-to-modules.patch slab-leaks3-default-y.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html