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From: Li Yang-r58472 <LeoLi@freescale.com>
To: Laurent Lagrange <lagrange@fr.oleane.com>, pantelis@embeddedalley.com
Subject: RE: Linux 2.6.x  :  cpm_dpalloc alignment bug perhaps not fully r
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurent Lagrange [mailto:lagrange@fr.oleane.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 4:26 PM
> To: Li Yang-r58472; pantelis@embeddedalley.com
> Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
> Subject: RE: Linux 2.6.x : cpm_dpalloc alignment bug perhaps not =
fully resolved
>=20
> Hi Leo,
>=20
> Thanks for the reply.
>=20
> The patch, I already applied, comes directly from Pantelis
> and is the same code as found at
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/linuxppc/patch?id=3D3484

Sure, it is the patch I mentioned.  Also be noted that the patch only =
fixes rheap in arch/ppc/.  If you are using latest 2.6 source, you are =
most probably using code under arch/powerpc/.
>=20
> What do you mean by the alignment patch ?
>=20
> I suspect a problem in the cpm_dpfree function,
> not in the cpm_dpalloc function.
>=20
> I'll try to give more details.
>=20
> Best regards
> Laurent
>=20
>=20
>=20
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : Li Yang-r58472 [mailto:LeoLi@freescale.com]
> > Envoy=E9 : mer. 5 juillet 2006 03:32
> > =C0 : Laurent Lagrange; pantelis@embeddedalley.com
> > Cc : linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
> > Objet : RE: Linux 2.6.x : cpm_dpalloc alignment bug perhaps not =
fully
> > resolved
> >
> >
> > Did you apply the alignment patch too?  AFAIK, the problem is
> > never fixed in
> > mainstream trees.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Leo
> >