linux-kernel - [PATCH] smp:Fix use un-initialized cpumask

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:30:47 +0800
From:	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>
To:	mingo@...nel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	hpa@...or.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, stable@...nel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [PATCH] smp:Fix use un-initialized cpumask_ipi

c7b798525b50256c8084215a139fa40b0114bfcc
[smp: Fix SMP function call empty cpu mask race]
use the un-initialized variable cpumask_ipi when
enable CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK.

Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>
---
 I am sorry for miss it, I just think it when I 
 was lying on the bed last night. :)

 kernel/smp.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 7c56aba..a38aa18 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ hotplug_cfd(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 		if (!zalloc_cpumask_var_node(&cfd->cpumask, GFP_KERNEL,
 				cpu_to_node(cpu)))
 			return notifier_from_errno(-ENOMEM);
+		if (!zalloc_cpumask_var_node(&cfd->cpumask_ipi, GFP_KERNEL,
+				cpu_to_node(cpu)))
+			return notifier_from_errno(-ENOMEM);
 		break;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-- 
1.7.11.1.116.g8228a23
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