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From: Rusty Russell <rusty-8n+1lVoiYb80n/F98K4Iww@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #11342] Linux 2.6.27-rc3: kernel BUG at mm/vmalloc.c - bisected
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:11:18 +1000
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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "Alan D. Brunelle" <Alan.Brunelle-VXdhtT5mjnY@public.gmane.org>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>, Arjan van de Ven <arjan-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>

On Tuesday 26 August 2008 06:43:03 Linus Torvalds wrote:
> So now load_module() will still use almost 500 bytes of stack

Hmm, wants neatening anyway; I'll see if I can reduce stack usage side effect.

Your workaround is very random, and that scares me.  I think a huge number of 
CPUs needs a real solution (an actual cpumask allocator, then do something 
clever if we come across an actual fastpath).

Thanks,
Rusty.