linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] percpu misaligned allocation

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Date:	Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tj@...nel.org
Cc:	fweisbec@...il.com, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] percpu misaligned allocation

From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:18:51 +0900

> On 03/19/2010 10:57 AM, David Miller wrote:
>> I would use u64 so something like:
>> 
>> 	u64 [FTRACE_MAX_PROFILE_SIZE / sizeof(u64)]
> 
> <paranoid>DIV_ROUND_UP() would be safer than division</paranoid>

There's potential real trouble if it isn't a multiple of sizeof(u64)
so better:

	BUILD_BUG_ON(FTRACE_MAX_PROFILE_SIZE % sizeof(u64));

:-)

What a mess, just because this thing can't be typed properly :-/
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