Re: [PULL}: latest tip/cpus4096 changes

From: Mike Travis
Date: Fri Jan 16 2009 - 12:55:39 EST


Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Mike Travis <travis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
>> @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct microcode_ops *microcode_ops;
>> /* no concurrent ->write()s are allowed on /dev/cpu/microcode */
>> static DEFINE_MUTEX(microcode_mutex);
>>
>> -struct ucode_cpu_info ucode_cpu_info[NR_CPUS];
>> +struct ucode_cpu_info *ucode_cpu_info;
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ucode_cpu_info);
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_OLD_INTERFACE
>> @@ -471,6 +471,13 @@ static int __init microcode_init(void)
>> {
>> struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(0);
>> int error;
>> + size_t size = sizeof(*ucode_cpu_info) * nr_cpu_ids;
>> +
>> + ucode_cpu_info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
>> + if (!ucode_cpu_info) {
>> + WARN(1, "CPU: cannot allocate microcode info structure\n");
>> + return -ENOMEM;
>> + }
>>
>> if (c->x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
>> microcode_ops = init_intel_microcode();
>
> look how this code continues:
>
> else if (c->x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD)
> microcode_ops = init_amd_microcode();
>
> if (!microcode_ops) {
> printk(KERN_ERR "microcode: no support for this CPU vendor\n");
> return -ENODEV;
> }
>
> see the memory leak? Again, this patch too is trivially broken.
>
>> commit beec9183a43f8a42f5b790326a3b120a3b513590
>> Author: Mike Travis <travis@xxxxxxx>
>> Date: Fri Jan 16 00:22:33 2009 -0800
>>
>> xen: reduce static memory usage
>
> this one looks good in a quick check but please send it to Jeremy first or
> get his Ack.
>
> Ingo

Ok, thanks!

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