Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

[Rasmus Andersen]

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Hi,

Unless I am mistaken, we return stuff (entry) from the local 
stack in swapfile.c::get_swap_page. Am I mistaken?

Code in question:

swp_entry_t get_swap_page(void)
{
        struct swap_info_struct * p;
        unsigned long offset;
        swp_entry_t entry;
        int type, wrapped = 0;

        entry.val = 0;  /* Out of memory */
[...]

out:
        swap_list_unlock();
        return entry;
}


Regards,
  Rasmus

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Re: Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

[Sean Neakums]

commence  Rasmus Andersen quotation:

> Unless I am mistaken, we return stuff (entry) from the local 
> stack in swapfile.c::get_swap_page. Am I mistaken?

Wouldn't this only be a problem if a *pointer* to it was being
returned?

> Code in question:
>
> swp_entry_t get_swap_page(void)
> {
>         struct swap_info_struct * p;
>         unsigned long offset;
>         swp_entry_t entry;
>         int type, wrapped = 0;
>
>         entry.val = 0;  /* Out of memory */
> [...]
>
> out:
>         swap_list_unlock();
>         return entry;
> }

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Re: Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

[Rasmus Andersen]

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On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 08:36:46PM +0100, Sean Neakums wrote:
> commence  Rasmus Andersen quotation:
> 
> > Unless I am mistaken, we return stuff (entry) from the local 
> > stack in swapfile.c::get_swap_page. Am I mistaken?
> 
> Wouldn't this only be a problem if a *pointer* to it was being
> returned?

Quite. Sorry about that. I'll be a good boy and go to bed now :)

Regards,
  Rasmus

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Re: Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

[bert hubert]

On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 09:32:17PM +0200, Rasmus Andersen wrote:

> Unless I am mistaken, we return stuff (entry) from the local 
> stack in swapfile.c::get_swap_page. Am I mistaken?

Yes. This just returns a struct by value over the stack, which is frowned
upon in some circles, but is not an error per se.

Regards,

bert

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Re: Error in get_swap_page? (2.5.44)

[Rasmus Andersen]

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On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 09:36:52PM +0200, bert hubert wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 09:32:17PM +0200, Rasmus Andersen wrote:
> 
> > Unless I am mistaken, we return stuff (entry) from the local 
> > stack in swapfile.c::get_swap_page. Am I mistaken?
> 
> Yes. This just returns a struct by value over the stack, which is frowned
> upon in some circles, but is not an error per se.

Hmm. You are right and I must be confused. -ENEEDSLEEP, apparently.

Thanks,
  Rasmus

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