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Subject[PATCH] list debugging: warn when deleting a deleted entry
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Use the magic LIST_POISON* values to detect an incorrect use of list_del on a
deleted entry. This DEBUG_LIST specific warning is easier to understand than
the generic Oops message caused by LIST_POISON dereference.

Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>
---
Posting this again.

This patch could have saved me an hour or so. I guess it can be usefull to
others as well. Please pick this up.

lib/list_debug.c | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/list_debug.c b/lib/list_debug.c
index 1a39f4e..344c710 100644
--- a/lib/list_debug.c
+++ b/lib/list_debug.c
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__list_add);
*/
void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
{
+ WARN(entry->next == LIST_POISON1,
+ "list_del corruption, next is LIST_POISON1 (%p)\n",
+ LIST_POISON1);
+ WARN(entry->next != LIST_POISON1 && entry->prev == LIST_POISON2,
+ "list_del corruption, prev is LIST_POISON2 (%p)\n",
+ LIST_POISON2);
WARN(entry->prev->next != entry,
"list_del corruption. prev->next should be %p, "
"but was %p\n", entry, entry->prev->next);
--
1.7.1


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