linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] list_add corruption in slab.c

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Date:	Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:13:46 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	Daniel Yeisley <dan.yeisley@...sys.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>, mel@....ul.ie
Subject: Re: [PATCH] list_add corruption in slab.c

Hi Daniel,

Daniel Yeisley wrote:
> I actually saw that initkmem_list reference, but didn't change it since
> my original patch fixed my list corruption.  Anyway, I made the changed
> and tested it.  The system booted fine.

Yeah, but the second change is needed; otherwise we forget to fix up 
some of the bootstrap caches.

 > Signed-off-by: Dan Yeisley <dan.yeisley@...sys.com>

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>

Mel, as this change is related to the memoryless node fix that went in 
2.6.24, any chance you'd give this patch a spin on your machines so we 
can get the fix in 2.6.25 and 2.6.24-stable?

			Pekka
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