- hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages-fix.patch removed from -mm tree

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The patch titled
     2.6.25-rc3-mm1 kernel bug while running libhugetlbfs
has been removed from the -mm tree.  Its filename was
     hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages-fix.patch

This patch was dropped because it was folded into hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages.patch

The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/

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Subject: 2.6.25-rc3-mm1 kernel bug while running libhugetlbfs
From: Adam Litke <agl@xxxxxxxxxx>

On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 11:51 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages.patch adds:
>
>         if (page) {
>                 /*
>                  * This page is now managed by the hugetlb allocator and has
>                  * no users -- drop the buddy allocator's reference.
>                  */
>                 int page_count = put_page_testzero(page);
>                 BUG_ON(page_count != 0);
>
>

Ugh I got bitten by put_page_testzero().  When it returns 1, the page
count is zero (not the page count).

My initial version had a BUG_ON() with side-effects.  When a reviewer
pointed it out, I thought I could fix the patch up on its way out the
door.  I have self-administered my punishment.  This patch will fix it:

Signed-off-by: Adam Litke <agl@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 mm/hugetlb.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN mm/hugetlb.c~hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages-fix mm/hugetlb.c
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c~hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages-fix
+++ a/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ static struct page *alloc_buddy_huge_pag
 		 * This page is now managed by the hugetlb allocator and has
 		 * no users -- drop the buddy allocator's reference.
 		 */
-		int page_count = put_page_testzero(page);
-		BUG_ON(page_count != 0);
+		put_page_testzero(page);
+		VM_BUG_ON(page_count(page));
 		nid = page_to_nid(page);
 		set_compound_page_dtor(page, free_huge_page);
 		/*
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from agl@xxxxxxxxxx are

hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages.patch
hugetlb-correct-page-count-for-surplus-huge-pages-fix.patch
hugetlb-decrease-hugetlb_lock-cycling-in-gather_surplus_huge_pages.patch

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