linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] OProfile fixes for v2.6.28

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Message-ID: <87ljvsott2.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:43:05 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Cc:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] OProfile fixes for v2.6.28

Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com> writes:

> diff --git a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
> index 3f1b81a..716d26f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/oprofile/op_model_ppro.c
> @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void ppro_setup_ctrs(struct op_msrs const * const msrs)
>  	int i;
>  
>  	if (!reset_value) {
> -		reset_value = kmalloc(sizeof(unsigned) * num_counters,
> +		reset_value = kmalloc(sizeof(reset_value[0]) * num_counters,

Thanks for tracking this down.

But that still doesn't explain why 2.6.27 fails too?

-Andi

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