linux-kernel - Re: [patch v3] x86, UV: integer wrap bug in uv_hub_ipi

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Date:	Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:35:18 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, Russ Anderson <rja@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	walter harms <wharms@....de>
Subject: Re: [patch v3] x86, UV: integer wrap bug in uv_hub_ipi_value()

On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 08:28:43PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> This is a static checker fix.  The problem is that we store the bits
> from "uv_apicid_hibits" into "apicid" (the high 16 bits) but then we
> shift it 16 bit to the left.  "apicid" is an int so it wraps and we lose
> them.
> 
> I have also simplified uv_wakeup_secondary() a little based on a
> suggestion.

This was supposed to say "suggestions from Walter Harms." but I
pressed "u" in vim instead of "i" because they are next to each
other so that that got deleted.  @%$@#$%@%$.  I'll resend.

regards,
dan carpenter

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