Re: [PATCH 2/3] memcgroup: fix typo in VM_BUG_ON()

From: Balbir Singh
Date: Mon Feb 18 2008 - 01:24:52 EST


YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>> Li Zefan wrote:
>>> No need for VM_BUG_ON(pc), since 'pc' is the list entry. This should
>>> be VM_BUG_ON(page).
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> pc is of type page_cgroup and we use list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse. Not sure
>> why we can't bug on pc.
>
> pc is dereferenced before this VM_BUG_ON.
>
> YAMAMOTO Takashi
>

OK, so the VM_BUG_ON needs to move to an earlier location. Agreed.

--
Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh
Linux Technology Center
IBM, ISTL
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