linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-git20 -- BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at include/asm/uaccess

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Message-ID: <20080210212605.GB17442@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:26:05 -0800
From:	Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@...ibm.com>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Miles Lane <miles.lane@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Adam Litke <agl@...ibm.com>,
	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-git20 -- BUG: sleeping function called from invalid
	context at include/asm/uaccess_32.h:449

On 09.02.2008 [16:38:12 -0800], Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:26:43 -0800
> Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> 
> > Ugh, how did I let that one through?
> > 
> > Guys, how often mut it be said?  PLEASE always test all code with all
> > kernel deubg options enabled.
> 
> maybe we should make a CONFIG_KERNEL_DEVELOPER option that SELECTs the
> various options that really should be on.
> 
> If there is a chance of reasonable agreement on what those options are
> I'll cook up a patch... (but I don't want to get bogged down in a 500
> mail flamewar about CONFIG_FOO_BAR being right for this or not...)

I would support such a CONFIG_ option. But in this case, it was plain
oversight / poor engineering on my part. So, while it may have helped,
doesn't make up for deficiencies on my end.

Thanks,
Nish

-- 
Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@...ibm.com>
IBM Linux Technology Center
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