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DateTue, 8 Apr 2003 02:04:39 -0700
FromAndrew Morton <>
SubjectRe: Kernel BUG linux-2.5.67
"dada1" <dada1@cosmosbay.com> wrote:
>
> Hello
> 
> I tried linux-2.5.67 this morning...
> 
> instant oops with a small multi-threaded program using futex()

Was the futex placed inside a hugetlb page?  Please say yes.

There is a stunning bug.

--- 25/include/linux/mm.h~a	2003-04-08 02:03:19.000000000 -0700
+++ 25-akpm/include/linux/mm.h	2003-04-08 02:03:24.000000000 -0700
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ static inline void get_page(struct page 
 static inline void put_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	if (PageCompound(page)) {
+		page = (struct page *)page->lru.next;
 		if (put_page_testzero(page)) {
-			page = (struct page *)page->lru.next;
 			if (page->lru.prev) {	/* destructor? */
 				(*(void (*)(struct page *))page->lru.prev)(page);
 			} else {
_

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