[patch 073/123] kernel/fork: use vfree_atomic() to free thread stack

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From: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: kernel/fork: use vfree_atomic() to free thread stack

vfree() is going to use sleeping lock. Thread stack freed in atomic
context, therefore we must use vfree_atomic() here.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1479474236-4139-6-git-send-email-hch@xxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
Cc: Joel Fernandes <joelaf@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: John Dias <joaodias@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 kernel/fork.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN kernel/fork.c~kernel-fork-use-vfree_atomic-to-free-thread-stack kernel/fork.c
--- a/kernel/fork.c~kernel-fork-use-vfree_atomic-to-free-thread-stack
+++ a/kernel/fork.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static inline void free_thread_stack(str
 		}
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-		vfree(tsk->stack);
+		vfree_atomic(tsk->stack);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
_
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