The patch titled cpufreq: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is cpufreq-bug-using-smp_processor_id-in-preemptible-code.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 *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: cpufreq: BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible code From: Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@xxxxxxxxx> Use get_cpu()/put_cpu() in cpufreq_ondemand init routine, instead of smp_processor_id() to avoid the following BUG: [ 35.313118] BUG: using smp_processor_id() in preemptible [00000000] code: modprobe/4952 [ 35.313132] caller is cpufreq_gov_dbs_init+0xa/0x8f [cpufreq_ondemand] [ 35.313140] Pid: 4952, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.27-rc5-mm1 #23 [ 35.313145] Call Trace: [ 35.313158] [<ffffffff80361ff7>] debug_smp_processor_id+0xd7/0xe0 [ 35.313167] [<ffffffffa010800a>] cpufreq_gov_dbs_init+0xa/0x8f [cpufreq_ondemand] [ 35.313176] [<ffffffff8020903b>] _stext+0x3b/0x160 [ 35.313185] [<ffffffff804768c5>] __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0xe5/0x190 [ 35.313195] [<ffffffff8026236a>] trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xca/0x140 [ 35.313205] [<ffffffff8026ef4c>] sys_init_module+0xdc/0x210 [ 35.313212] [<ffffffff8020b7cb>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>a Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c~cpufreq-bug-using-smp_processor_id-in-preemptible-code drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c~cpufreq-bug-using-smp_processor_id-in-preemptible-code +++ a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c @@ -638,8 +638,11 @@ static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(v { int err; cputime64_t wall; - u64 idle_time = get_cpu_idle_time_us(smp_processor_id(), &wall); + u64 idle_time; + int cpu = get_cpu(); + idle_time = get_cpu_idle_time_us(cpu, &wall); + put_cpu(); if (idle_time != -1ULL) { /* Idle micro accounting is supported. Use finer thresholds */ dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold = MICRO_FREQUENCY_UP_THRESHOLD; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from righi.andrea@xxxxxxxxx are cpufreq-bug-using-smp_processor_id-in-preemptible-code.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