linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] resource: make sure requested range intersects root range

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:06:10 +0300
From:	"Purdila, Octavian" <octavian.purdila@...el.com>
To:	Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] resource: make sure requested range intersects root range

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:09 AM, Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com> wrote:

>
> Wait.. I am not sure this will fix the problem entirely. The above check
> will handle the case where the range requested is entirey out of the
> root's range.  But if the requested range overlapps that of the root
> range, we will still call __reserve_region_with_split() and end up with
> a recursion if there is a overflow. Wont we?
>

Good catch. I will fix this as well as address Andrew's and Joe's
comments in a new patch. The only question is how to handle the
overlap case:

(a) abort the whole request or

(b) try to reserve the part that overlaps (and adjust the request to
avoid the overflow)

I think (b) is more in line with the current implementation for reservations.
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