linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] smpboot.c: move setup_vector_irq after set_cpu

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Message-ID: <5594E1F2.5060602@intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:02:10 +0800
From:	"Xiao, Jin" <jin.xiao@...el.com>
To:	Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	x86@...nel.org, bp@...e.de, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, rientjes@...gle.com,
	imammedo@...hat.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com,
	xinhuix.pan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smpboot.c: move setup_vector_irq after set_cpu_online

Hi Joerg,

On 7/2/2015 2:52 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> Hi Jin,
>
> On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 12:24:34PM +0800, xiao jin wrote:
>> [  106.107851] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000040
>> [  106.116702] IP:
>> [  106.118490]  [<ffffffff810044f6>] check_irq_vectors_for_cpu_disable+0x76/0x180
> This might be the same issue I fixed with:
>
> 	d97eb8966c91 x86/irq: Check for valid irq descriptor in check_irq_vectors_for_cpu_disable()
>
> Can you try whether applying this patch on your kernel fixes your
> issue?
>
Yes, I agree d97eb8966c91 fix the IPANIC. I just notice a description 
from http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20150204132754.GA10078@suse.de.

I wish to share the debug result and root cause from my side.

> Thanks,
>
> 	Joerg
>

Thanks.
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