FW: [PATCH] - Fix get_model_name() for mixed cpu type systems

[Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>]

If a system consists of mixed processor types, kmalloc()
can be called before the per-cpu data page is initialized. 
If the slab contains sufficient memory, then kmalloc() works
ok. However, if the slabs are empty, slab calls the memory
allocator. This requires per-cpu data (NODE_DATA()) & the
cpu dies.

	Signed-off-by: Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>

---
Tony - looks like this patch fell thru the cracks. (Originally submitted last Oct)...


You are right! "BUG" is a little harsh. I changed the code to print 
a "table overflow" message & return "Unknown".





Index: linux/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
=================================--- linux.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c	2006-10-18 15:49:49.000000000 -0500
+++ linux/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c	2006-10-19 09:05:44.108673017 -0500
@@ -643,12 +643,15 @@ struct seq_operations cpuinfo_op = {
 	.show =		show_cpuinfo
 };
 
-static char brandname[128];
+#define MAX_BRANDS	8
+static char brandname[MAX_BRANDS][128];
 
 static char * __cpuinit
 get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model)
 {
+	static int overflow;
 	char brand[128];
+	int i;
 
 	if (ia64_pal_get_brand_info(brand)) {
 		if (family = 0x7)
@@ -660,12 +663,17 @@ get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model)
 		} else
 			memcpy(brand, "Unknown", 8);
 	}
-	if (brandname[0] = '\0')
-		return strcpy(brandname, brand);
-	else if (strcmp(brandname, brand) = 0)
-		return brandname;
-	else
-		return kstrdup(brand, GFP_KERNEL);
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++)
+		if (strcmp(brandname[i], brand) = 0)
+			return brandname[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_BRANDS; i++)
+		if (brandname[i][0] = '\0')
+			return strcpy(brandname[i], brand);
+	if (overflow++ = 0)
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "%s: Table overflow. Some processor model information will be missing\n",
+		       __FUNCTION__);
+	return "Unknown";
 }
 
 static void __cpuinit

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-- 
Thanks

Jack Steiner (steiner@sgi.com)          651-683-5302
Principal Engineer                      SGI - Silicon Graphics, Inc.