linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix new alloc_bootmem_core (Re: [PATCH -mm 08/14] bootmem: clean up alloc_bootmem

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:56:52 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
To:	Yasunori Goto <y-goto@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix new alloc_bootmem_core (Re: [PATCH -mm 08/14] bootmem: clean up alloc_bootmem_core)

Hi,

Yasunori Goto <y-goto@...fujitsu.com> writes:

> Hi Johannes-san.
>
> I found a bug in this patch.
>
>
>> -	eidx = end_pfn - PFN_DOWN(node_boot_start);
>> +	if (goal && goal < max)
>> +		start = ALIGN(goal, step);
>> +	else
>> +		start = ALIGN(min, step);
>
> Here should check (min < goal) too.
>
> If not, start can becomes smaller than min. and sidx doesn't point
> correct index.
> alloc_bootmem_node() almost allocates pages of other node,
> when node's min address is over MAX_DMA_ADDRESS.

Andrew, could you pull that into -mm?

	Hannes
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