# Re: \[bisected\] kernel panic 2.6.22 -\> 2.6.26-rc9+

- From: Andrew Morton \<akpm@linux-foundation.org\>
- Date: 2008-07-23 05:02:37 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/07/1129165
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2008/07/1124657/t.md

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:52:31 +0200 Willy Tarreau [ref] wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 02:55:25PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:51:06 +0200 Krzysztof Halasa [ref] wrote:
> > 
> > > Andrew Morton [ref] writes:
> > > 
> > > > --- a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h~a
> > > > +++ a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h
> > > > @@ -277,9 +277,16 @@ static inline int constant_fls(int x)
> > > >   * the clz instruction for much better code efficiency.
> > > >   */
> > > >  
> > > > -#define fls(x) \
> > > > +#define __fls(x) \
> > > >  	( __builtin_constant_p(x) ? constant_fls(x) : \
> > > >  	  ({ int __r; asm("clz\t%0, %1" : "=r"(__r) : "r"(x) : "cc"); 32-__r; }) )
> > > > +
> > > > +/* Implement fls() in C so that 64-bit args are suitably truncated */
> > > > +static inline int fls(int x)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	return __fls(x);
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > Well, I like it more as it fixes all possible places instead of only
> > > fls64().
> > > 
> > > But... can't we just move the #define body into the inline fls(x)?
> > > Will there be other users of __fls(x)? It seems the
> > > __builtin_constant_p(x) works for inline functions.
> > 
> > Could.  That was a minimal&safe thing.
> > 
> > > The above patch fixes the kernel panic, too.
> > 
> > OK, thanks.
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> have you sent your patch to Linus ? I haven't seen it merged yet, and
> I'd like to get it into -stable too.

This one?

From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

arm's fls() is implemented as a macro, causing it to misbehave when passed
64-bit arguments.  Fix.

Cc: Nickolay Vinogradov <redacted>
Tested-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/asm-arm/bitops.h |    9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN include/asm-arm/bitops.h~arm-fix-fls-for-64-bit-arguments include/asm-arm/bitops.h
--- a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h~arm-fix-fls-for-64-bit-arguments
+++ a/include/asm-arm/bitops.h
@@ -277,9 +277,16 @@ static inline int constant_fls(int x)
  * the clz instruction for much better code efficiency.
  */
 
-#define fls(x) \
+#define __fls(x) \
 	( __builtin_constant_p(x) ? constant_fls(x) : \
 	  ({ int __r; asm("clz\t%0, %1" : "=r"(__r) : "r"(x) : "cc"); 32-__r; }) )
+
+/* Implement fls() in C so that 64-bit args are suitably truncated */
+static inline int fls(int x)
+{
+	return __fls(x);
+}
+
 #define ffs(x) ({ unsigned long __t = (x); fls(__t & -__t); })
 #define __ffs(x) (ffs(x) - 1)
 #define ffz(x) __ffs( ~(x) )
_


Nope, I'm just kind of sitting on it.  I'll put a stable@kernel.org tag
on it and send it to Russell I guess.

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