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SubjectRe: slub/debugobjects: lockup when freeing memory
On 06/19/2014 04:29 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> rcu: Provide call_rcu_alloc() and call_rcu_sched_alloc() to avoid recursion
>
> The sl*b allocators use call_rcu() to manage object lifetimes, but
> call_rcu() can use debug-objects, which in turn invokes the sl*b
> allocators. These allocators are not prepared for this sort of
> recursion, which can result in failures.
>
> This commit therefore creates call_rcu_alloc() and call_rcu_sched_alloc(),
> which act as their call_rcu() and call_rcu_sched() counterparts, but
> which avoid invoking debug-objects. These new API members are intended
> only for use by the sl*b allocators, and this commit makes the sl*b
> allocators use call_rcu_alloc(). Why call_rcu_sched_alloc()? Because
> in CONFIG_PREEMPT=n kernels, call_rcu() maps to call_rcu_sched(), so
> therefore call_rcu_alloc() must map to call_rcu_sched_alloc().
>
> Reported-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
> Set-straight-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Paul, what is this patch based on? It won't apply cleanly on -next
or Linus's tree.


Thanks,
Sasha


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