Re: 2.6.24-git20 -- BUG: sleeping function called from invalidcontext at include/asm/uaccess_32.h:449

From: Nishanth Aravamudan
Date: Sun Feb 10 2008 - 16:26:21 EST


On 09.02.2008 [16:38:12 -0800], Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:26:43 -0800
> Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Ugh, how did I let that one through?
> >
> > Guys, how often mut it be said? PLEASE always test all code with all
> > kernel deubg options enabled.
>
> maybe we should make a CONFIG_KERNEL_DEVELOPER option that SELECTs the
> various options that really should be on.
>
> If there is a chance of reasonable agreement on what those options are
> I'll cook up a patch... (but I don't want to get bogged down in a 500
> mail flamewar about CONFIG_FOO_BAR being right for this or not...)

I would support such a CONFIG_ option. But in this case, it was plain
oversight / poor engineering on my part. So, while it may have helped,
doesn't make up for deficiencies on my end.

Thanks,
Nish

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Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@xxxxxxxxxx>
IBM Linux Technology Center
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