Re: [-mm][PATCH 0/2] Memory rlimit fix crash on fork

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Tue Aug 12 2008 - 20:20:16 EST


On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:37:19 +0530
Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> --- linux-2.6.27-rc1/mm/memory.c~memrlimit-fix-crash-on-fork 2008-08-11 14:57:48.000000000 +0530
> +++ linux-2.6.27-rc1-balbir/mm/memory.c 2008-08-11 14:58:33.000000000 +0530
> @@ -901,8 +901,12 @@ unsigned long unmap_vmas(struct mmu_gath

^^ returns a long.

> unsigned long start = start_addr;
> spinlock_t *i_mmap_lock = details? details->i_mmap_lock: NULL;
> int fullmm = (*tlbp)->fullmm;
> - struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
> + struct mm_struct *mm;
> +
> + if (!vma)
> + return;

^^ mm/memory.c:907: warning: 'return' with no value, in function returning non-void

How does this happen?

I'll drop the patch. The above mystery change needs a comment, IMO.
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