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From: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamamoto@valinux.co.jp>
Cc: lizf@cn.fujitsu.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
	containers@lists.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] memcgroup: fix typo in VM_BUG_ON()
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:50:56 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47B923C8.3090904@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080218062209.DA59B1E3C58@siro.lan>

YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>> Li Zefan wrote:
>>> No need for VM_BUG_ON(pc), since 'pc' is the list entry. This should
>>> be VM_BUG_ON(page).
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
>>> Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
>> pc is of type page_cgroup and we use list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse. Not sure
>> why we can't bug on pc.
> 
> pc is dereferenced before this VM_BUG_ON.
> 
> YAMAMOTO Takashi
> 

OK, so the VM_BUG_ON needs to move to an earlier location. Agreed.

-- 
	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL

  reply	other threads:[~2008-02-18  6:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-02-18  5:59 [PATCH 2/3] memcgroup: fix typo in VM_BUG_ON() Li Zefan
2008-02-18  6:14 ` Balbir Singh
2008-02-18  6:22   ` YAMAMOTO Takashi
2008-02-18  6:20     ` Balbir Singh [this message]
2008-02-18  6:47       ` Li Zefan
2008-02-18  7:01         ` Balbir Singh
2008-02-18  7:14           ` Li Zefan
2008-02-18  7:34           ` [PATCH] memcgroup: remove a useless VM_BUG_ON() Li Zefan
2008-02-18  8:12             ` Balbir Singh
2008-02-18  8:48             ` KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
2008-02-18  6:39 ` [PATCH 2/3] memcgroup: fix typo in VM_BUG_ON() YAMAMOTO Takashi

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