linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/2 v2] x86: kvmclock: Prevent uninitialized per-cpu kvmclock usage

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Date:	Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:01:19 +0200
From:	Igor Mammedov <imammedo@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mtosatti@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	hpa@...or.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	pbonzini@...hat.com, eabatalov89@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH 0/2 v2] x86: kvmclock: Prevent uninitialized per-cpu kvmclock usage

Fixes regression introduced by
    7069ed6 x86: kvmclock: allocate pvclock shared memory area
and reported by Eugene:
    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59521

v2:
 - "[1/2] x86: kvmclock: zero initialize pvclock shared memory area"
      added to commit messaged another reason why it's clearing
      is necessary.
 - added "[2/2] x86: kvmclock: register per-cpu kvmclock at earliest possible time"
      to register clock earlier.

Igor Mammedov (2):
  x86: kvmclock: zero initialize pvclock shared memory area
  x86: kvmclock: register per-cpu kvmclock at earliest possible time

 arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c |   12 ++++++++++--
 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c  |    2 +-
 arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c     |    4 ++--
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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