linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86, bts: use atomic memory allocation

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Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:59:51 +0100
From:	Markus Metzger <markus.t.metzger@...glemail.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"Metzger, Markus T" <markus.t.metzger@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"roland@...hat.com" <roland@...hat.com>,
	"eranian@...glemail.com" <eranian@...glemail.com>,
	"oleg@...hat.com" <oleg@...hat.com>,
	"Villacis, Juan" <juan.villacis@...el.com>,
	"ak@...ux.jf.intel.com" <ak@...ux.jf.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86, bts: use atomic memory allocation

On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 19:55 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Metzger, Markus T <markus.t.metzger@...el.com> wrote:
> 

> > The second config boots OK with the additional changes to keep the 
> > GFP_KERNEL and move the ds_request_bts() calls out of the 
> > on_each_cpu() in the hw-branch-tracer.
> > 
> > I don't know yet what exactly causes the crash and if there is a 
> > simpler fix.
> 
> hm, this was an AMD box - so perhaps they dont have a compatible DS 
> implementation?

Hmmm, could be.

In that case, ds_cfg should be zero-initialized and ds_request should
return -EOPNOTSUPP. I'll try to simulate that.

regards,
markus.


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