linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.14 198/205] perf/core: Dont WARN() for impossible ring-buffer sizes

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Date:   Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:13:33 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     "Rantala, Tommi T. (Nokia - FI/Espoo)" <tommi.t.rantala@...ia.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "jolsa@...hat.com" <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        "torvalds@...ux-foundation.org" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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        "namhyung@...nel.org" <namhyung@...nel.org>,
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        "acme@...hat.com" <acme@...hat.com>,
        "alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com" 
        <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        "julien.thierry@....com" <julien.thierry@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.14 198/205] perf/core: Dont WARN() for impossible
 ring-buffer sizes

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 01:03:39PM +0000, Rantala, Tommi T. (Nokia - FI/Espoo) wrote:
> Changing the patch like this fixes it...
> 
> -       if (order_base_2(size) >= MAX_ORDER)
> +       if (order_base_2(size) > MAX_ORDER)

That's wrong too..

There is this queued:

  http://lkml.kernel.org/r/tip-528871b456026e6127d95b1b2bd8e3a003dc1614@git.kernel.org