Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:50:47 -0400 | From | Mathieu Desnoyers <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] modules fix incorrect percpu usage |
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* Steven Rostedt (rostedt@goodmis.org) wrote: > On Mon, 2010-03-29 at 23:36 -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > > * Mathieu Desnoyers (mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com) wrote: > > > Should use per_cpu_ptr() to obfuscate the per cpu pointers (RELOC_HIDE is needed > > > for per cpu pointers). > > > > > > Introduced by commit: > > > > > > module.c: commit 6b588c18f8dacfa6d7957c33c5ff832096e752d3 > > > > > > This patch should be queued for the stable branch, for kernels 2.6.29.x to > > > 2.6.33.x. > > > (tested on 2.6.33.1 x86_64) > > > > It's actually needed for mainline too (2.6.34-rc2). > > Then all you need to do is submit it for mainline with a > "Cc: stable@kernel.org" as you did below. It will then automatically be > added to the stable queue when Linus pulls it.
OK, thanks for the info.
Mathieu
> > -- Steve > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mathieu > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> > > > CC: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> > > > CC: Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com> > > > CC: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> > > > CC: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> > > > CC: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> > > > CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> > > > CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> > > > CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> > > > CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> > > > CC: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> > > > CC: stable <stable@kernel.org> > > > --- > > > kernel/module.c | 2 +- > > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > >
-- Mathieu Desnoyers Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant EfficiOS Inc. http://www.efficios.com
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