Re: [bisected] kernel panic 2.6.22 -> 2.6.26-rc9+

From: Willy Tarreau
Date: Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:06:54 EST


On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 10:00:56PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:52:31 +0200 Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 02:55:25PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:51:06 +0200 Krzysztof Halasa <khc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > --- a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h~a
> > > > > +++ a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h
> > > > > @@ -277,9 +277,16 @@ static inline int constant_fls(int x)
> > > > > * the clz instruction for much better code efficiency.
> > > > > */
> > > > >
> > > > > -#define fls(x) \
> > > > > +#define __fls(x) \
> > > > > ( __builtin_constant_p(x) ? constant_fls(x) : \
> > > > > ({ int __r; asm("clz\t%0, %1" : "=r"(__r) : "r"(x) : "cc"); 32-__r; }) )
> > > > > +
> > > > > +/* Implement fls() in C so that 64-bit args are suitably truncated */
> > > > > +static inline int fls(int x)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + return __fls(x);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > >
> > > > Well, I like it more as it fixes all possible places instead of only
> > > > fls64().
> > > >
> > > > But... can't we just move the #define body into the inline fls(x)?
> > > > Will there be other users of __fls(x)? It seems the
> > > > __builtin_constant_p(x) works for inline functions.
> > >
> > > Could. That was a minimal&safe thing.
> > >
> > > > The above patch fixes the kernel panic, too.
> > >
> > > OK, thanks.
> >
> > Andrew,
> >
> > have you sent your patch to Linus ? I haven't seen it merged yet, and
> > I'd like to get it into -stable too.
>
> This one?
>
> From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> arm's fls() is implemented as a macro, causing it to misbehave when passed
> 64-bit arguments. Fix.
>
> Cc: Nickolay Vinogradov <nickolay@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> include/asm-arm/bitops.h | 9 ++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff -puN include/asm-arm/bitops.h~arm-fix-fls-for-64-bit-arguments include/asm-arm/bitops.h
> --- a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h~arm-fix-fls-for-64-bit-arguments
> +++ a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h
> @@ -277,9 +277,16 @@ static inline int constant_fls(int x)
> * the clz instruction for much better code efficiency.
> */
>
> -#define fls(x) \
> +#define __fls(x) \
> ( __builtin_constant_p(x) ? constant_fls(x) : \
> ({ int __r; asm("clz\t%0, %1" : "=r"(__r) : "r"(x) : "cc"); 32-__r; }) )
> +
> +/* Implement fls() in C so that 64-bit args are suitably truncated */
> +static inline int fls(int x)
> +{
> + return __fls(x);
> +}
> +
> #define ffs(x) ({ unsigned long __t = (x); fls(__t & -__t); })
> #define __ffs(x) (ffs(x) - 1)
> #define ffz(x) __ffs( ~(x) )
> _
>

yes, precisely this one.

> Nope, I'm just kind of sitting on it. I'll put a stable@xxxxxxxxxx tag
> on it and send it to Russell I guess.

Perfect, thanks!
Willy

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