Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | [PATCH] get_cpu_var must be an lvalue | Date | Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:15:24 +1000 |
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Linus, please apply.
Name: get_per_cpu lvalue fix Author: Rusty Russell Status: Trivial
D: get_cpu_var(var) should be an lvalue. Spotted by Dipankar Sarma.
diff -urpN --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/devel/kernel/kernel-patches/current-dontdiff --minimal linux-2.5.32/include/linux/percpu.h working-2.5.32-percpu/include/linux/percpu.h --- linux-2.5.32/include/linux/percpu.h 2002-08-28 09:29:53.000000000 +1000 +++ working-2.5.32-percpu/include/linux/percpu.h 2002-08-30 11:50:46.000000000 +1000 @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ #include <linux/spinlock.h> /* For preempt_disable() */ #include <asm/percpu.h> -#define get_cpu_var(var) ({ preempt_disable(); __get_cpu_var(var); }) +/* Must be an lvalue. */ +#define get_cpu_var(var) (*({ preempt_disable(); &__get_cpu_var(var); })) #define put_cpu_var(var) preempt_enable() #endif /* __LINUX_PERCPU_H */ -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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