linux-kernel - [PATCH] __percpu_alloc_mask() has to be __always

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Message-ID: <20060927063707.GP29920@ftp.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:37:07 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] __percpu_alloc_mask() has to be __always_inline in UP case

... or we'll end up with cpu_online_map being evaluated on UP.
In modules.  cpumask.h is very careful to avoid that, and for a
very good reason.  So should we...

PS: yes, it really triggers (on alpha).

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 include/linux/percpu.h |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/percpu.h b/include/linux/percpu.h
index 3835a96..46ec72f 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static inline int __percpu_populate_mask
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void *__percpu_alloc_mask(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, cpumask_t *mask)
+static __always_inline void *__percpu_alloc_mask(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, cpumask_t *mask)
 {
 	return kzalloc(size, gfp);
 }
-- 
1.4.2.GIT

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