Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:39:14 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [stable] [PATCH] modules fix incorrect percpu usage |
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:34:57AM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > * Greg KH (greg@kroah.com) wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 09:50:47AM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote: > > > * 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. > > > > And I need to wait until it goes into Linus's tree before it can be > > applied to the stable tree. This hasn't happened yet, right? > > > > thanks, > > > > greg k-h > > Same here, for module.c fix. Feel free to choose between this fix or the > corresponding refactoring from Tejun.
Thanks, I took this one.
greg k-h
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