linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] initcall sequence adjust for 3 funcs

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Message-ID: <DE8DF0795D48FD4CA783C40EC82923351FEE95@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 12:59:05 +0000
From:	"Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@...el.com>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"'xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com'" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] initcall sequence adjust for 3 funcs

>From eb5ff1bef5dd3116fa2624b594b853e9334ccbce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: root <root@...romley.bj.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 03:56:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] initcall sequence adjust for 3 funcs

there are 3 funcs need to be _initcalled in a logic sequence:
1. xen_late_init_mcelog
2. mcheck_init_device
3. threshold_init_device

xen_late_init_mcelog need register xen_mce_chrdev_device before
native mce_chrdev_device registeration if running under xen platform;

mcheck_init_device should be inited before threshold_init_device to
initialize mce_device, otherwise a NULL pointer would occur and panic.

so we use following _initcalls
1. device_initcall(xen_late_init_mcelog);
2. device_initcall_sync(mcheck_init_device);
3. late_initcall(threshold_init_device);

when running under xen platform, 1,2,3 would take effect;
when running under baremetal, 2,3 would take effect;

Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
Suggested-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Liu, Jinsong <jinsong.liu@...el.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c |   22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
index f4873a6..6647858 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce_amd.c
@@ -777,4 +777,24 @@ static __init int threshold_init_device(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-device_initcall(threshold_init_device);
+/*
+ * there are 3 funcs need to be _initcalled in a logic sequence:
+ * 1. xen_late_init_mcelog
+ * 2. mcheck_init_device
+ * 3. threshold_init_device
+ *
+ * xen_late_init_mcelog need register xen_mce_chrdev_device before
+ * native mce_chrdev_device registeration if running under xen platform;
+ *
+ * mcheck_init_device should be inited before threshold_init_device to
+ * initialize mce_device, otherwise a NULL pointer would occur and panic.
+ *
+ * so we use following _initcalls
+ * 1. device_initcall(xen_late_init_mcelog);
+ * 2. device_initcall_sync(mcheck_init_device);
+ * 3. late_initcall(threshold_init_device);
+ *
+ * when running under xen platform, 1,2,3 would take effect;
+ * when running under baremetal, 2,3 would take effect;
+ */
+late_initcall(threshold_init_device);
-- 
1.7.1

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