Re: [BUG] get_unmapped_area() change -> non booting machine

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>]

On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 10:23, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:47:09 +1100
> Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:
> > Just reverting the patch fixes it. Though, the patch do make sense in
> > some cases, paulus suggested to modify the code so that for a non
> > MAP_FIXED map, it still search from the passed-in address, but avoids
> > the spare between the current mm->brk and TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE, thus the
> > algorithm would still work for things outside of these areas.
> > 
> > Commment ?
> 
> Can you test this patch please?  It essentially implements Paulus' suggestion.
> 
> It also fixes another issue (don't use free_area_cache when the user gave an
> address hint).

Seem to boot fine here, my libc with wrong prelink hints gets properly
pushed above TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE.

Andrew/Linus, if it works for you, can you push to 2.6.3 before release?
The current stuff will break boot on a number of previously working
configurations.

Ben.