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From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Pantelis Antoniou <panto@antoniou-consulting.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Russ.Dill@ti.com, mporter@ti.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [ARM] Unconditional call to smp_cross_call on UP crashes
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 19:52:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120523185248.GA6908@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1337879399-9998-1-git-send-email-panto@antoniou-consulting.com>

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 05:09:59PM +0000, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> omap2plus_defconfig builds with SMP & SMP_ON_UP set.
> On beagle (which is UP) is_smp() returns false and we don't call
> smp_init_cpus which in turn does not initialize smp_cross_call which
> remains NULL.
> 
> When issuing a reboot we OOPS with a NULL dereference on stop smp_call.
> 
> Fixed by checking is_smp in smp_send_stop()

1. No sign-off, so this patch _can't_ be committed.

2. Poor description.  You say it oopses, but you don't include the oops.
So, when I read this I've no idea exactly why this is failing.  And it
_shouldn't_ fail, so I want to know what you are seeing.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-05-23 18:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-24 17:09 [PATCH] [ARM] Unconditional call to smp_cross_call on UP crashes Pantelis Antoniou
2012-05-23 17:45 ` Russ Dill
2012-05-23 18:52 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2012-05-23 19:17   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-05-23 18:55 ` Porter, Matt
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2012-05-24 19:38 Pantelis Antoniou
2012-05-24 19:50 Pantelis Antoniou
2012-05-24 16:17 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-05-24 16:55   ` Pantelis Antoniou
2012-05-24 17:15     ` Russell King - ARM Linux

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