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Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 11:40:48 -0700 From: Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>, David Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> Subject: [PATCH] sparsemem: BUILD_BUG_ON when sizeof mem_section is non-power-of-2 Instead of leaving a hidden trap for the next person who comes along and wants to add something to mem_section, add a big fat warning about it needing to be a power-of-2, and insert a BUILD_BUG_ON() in sparse_init() to catch mistakes. Right now non-power-of-2 mem_sections cause a number of WARNs at boot (which don't clearly point to the size of mem_section as an issue), but the system limps on (temporarily, at least). This is based upon Dave Hansen's earlier RFC where he ran into the same issue: "sparsemem: fix boot when SECTIONS_PER_ROOT is not power-of-2" http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1205.2/03077.html Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <cody@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> --- Dave: Consider it resurrected. --- include/linux/mmzone.h | 4 ++++ mm/sparse.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h index 131989a..88e23f3 100644 --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h @@ -1127,6 +1127,10 @@ struct mem_section { struct page_cgroup *page_cgroup; unsigned long pad; #endif + /* + * WARNING: mem_section must be a power-of-2 in size for the + * calculation and use of SECTION_ROOT_MASK to make sense. + */ }; #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_EXTREME diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c index 1c91f0d3..3194ec4 100644 --- a/mm/sparse.c +++ b/mm/sparse.c @@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ void __init sparse_init(void) struct page **map_map; #endif + /* see include/linux/mmzone.h 'struct mem_section' definition */ + BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(sizeof(struct mem_section))); + /* Setup pageblock_order for HUGETLB_PAGE_SIZE_VARIABLE */ set_pageblock_order(); -- 1.8.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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