linux-kernel - Re: kernel BUG at mm/slqb.c:1411!

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Date:	Fri, 15 May 2009 08:38:04 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Subject: Re: kernel BUG at mm/slqb.c:1411!

> > On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 17:37 +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> > > On Wed, 13 May 2009 16:42:37 +0900 (JST)
> > > KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hmm. I don't know slqb well.
> > > So, It's just my guess. 
> > > 
> > > We surely increase l->nr_partial in  __slab_alloc_page.
> > > In between l->nr_partial++ and call __cache_list_get_page, Who is decrease l->nr_partial again.
> > > After all, __cache_list_get_page return NULL and hit the VM_BUG_ON.
> > > 
> > > Comment said :
> > > 
> > >         /* Protects nr_partial, nr_slabs, and partial */
> > >   spinlock_t    page_lock;
> > > 
> > > As comment is right, We have to hold the l->page_lock ?
> > 
> > Makes sense. Nick? Motohiro-san, can you try this patch please?
> 
> This issue is very rarely. please give me one night.

-ENOTREPRODUCED

I guess your patch is right fix. thanks!



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