> --- linux-2.5.30/drivers/pci/probe.c Thu Aug 1 17:16:10 2002
> +++ linux/drivers/pci/probe.c Tue Aug 6 12:36:53 2002
> /* Create a device template */
> - memset(&dev0, 0, sizeof(dev0));
> - dev0.bus = bus;
> + dev0 = kmalloc(sizeof(struct pci_dev), GFP_ATOMIC);
> + if (dev0 == NULL)
> + BUG();
> + memset(dev0, 0, sizeof(dev0));
> + dev0->bus = bus;
Why is this atomic? I think we do not scan from interrupts,
only from init/swapper and insmod contexts.
-- Pete
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