linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] slub: fix slab_pad_check() and SLAB_DESTROY_BY

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Date:	Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:28:30 +0200
From:	Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Robin Holt <holt@....com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Netfilter Developers <netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] slub: fix slab_pad_check() and SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU

2009/9/3 Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>:
> Zdenek Kabelac a écrit :
>>
>> Well I'm not noticing any ill behavior - also note - rcu_barrier() is
>> there before the cache is destroyed.
>> But as I said - it's just my shot into the dark - which seems to work for me...
>>
>
> Reading again your traces, I do believe there are two bugs in slub
>
> Maybe not explaining your problem, but worth to fix !
>
> Thank you
>
> [PATCH] slub: fix slab_pad_check() and SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU
>


Ok - I can confirm that this patch fixes my reboot problem.

Thanks

Zdenek
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