linux-kernel - Re: [REGRESSION] SLAB allocator (on Zynq)

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Date:	Wed, 8 May 2013 13:12:05 -0700
From:	Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
CC:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] SLAB allocator (on Zynq)

On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 12:39:07PM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> * Sören Brinkmann <soren.brinkmann@...inx.com> [130508 12:26]:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I compiled the latest kernel for Zynq and ran into issues when the SLAB
> > allocator is selected. Booting crashes early with a NULL pointer
> > dereference (boot log attached).
> > Switching to the SLUB allocator resolves the issue (boot log attached).
> 
> There's a fix for this now in lkml thread
> "[GIT PULL] SLAB changes for v3.10":
> 
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2013/5/8/374#
Thanks for the quick response and apologies for not having it found
myself earlier.
With that patch it works again.

	Thanks,
	Sören


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