linux-kernel - Re: workqueue panic in 3.4 kernel

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Message-ID: <20130312054028.GA20037@mtj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:40:28 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Lei Wen <adrian.wenl@...il.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	leiwen@...vell.com, wwang27@...vell.com
Subject: Re: workqueue panic in 3.4 kernel

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 01:34:56PM +0800, Lei Wen wrote:
> > Memory areas aren't always zero on allocation.
> 
> Shouldn't work structure be allocated with kzalloc?

It's not required to. work_struct can also be on stack. It's "init"
after all. Also, if you require clearing the memory before initing,
you would be just shifting problem from INIT to memory clearing.

-- 
tejun
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