On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:00:12PM +0200, Alexander van Heukelum wrote:
> oops_begin/oops_end should always be used in pairs. On x86_64
> oops_begin increments die_nest_count, and oops_end decrements
> die_nest_count. Doing this makes oops_begin and oops_end equal
> to the x86_64 versions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander van Heukelum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Acked-by: Neil Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c |   29 +++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
> index a29b88f..7c7d691 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
> @@ -289,21 +289,24 @@ static unsigned int die_nest_count;
>  
>  unsigned __kprobes long oops_begin(void)
>  {
> +     int cpu;
>       unsigned long flags;
>  
>       oops_enter();
>  
> -     if (die_owner != raw_smp_processor_id()) {
> -             console_verbose();
> -             raw_local_irq_save(flags);
> -             __raw_spin_lock(&die_lock);
> -             die_owner = smp_processor_id();
> -             die_nest_count = 0;
> -             bust_spinlocks(1);
> -     } else {
> -             raw_local_irq_save(flags);
> +     /* racy, but better than risking deadlock. */
> +     raw_local_irq_save(flags);
> +     cpu = smp_processor_id();
> +     if (!__raw_spin_trylock(&die_lock)) {
> +             if (cpu == die_owner)
> +                     /* nested oops. should stop eventually */;
> +             else
> +                     __raw_spin_lock(&die_lock);
>       }
>       die_nest_count++;
> +     die_owner = cpu;
> +     console_verbose();
> +     bust_spinlocks(1);
>       return flags;
>  }
>  
> @@ -315,13 +318,15 @@ void __kprobes oops_end(unsigned long flags, struct 
> pt_regs *regs, int signr)
>       bust_spinlocks(0);
>       die_owner = -1;
>       add_taint(TAINT_DIE);
> -     __raw_spin_unlock(&die_lock);
> +     die_nest_count--;
> +     if (!die_nest_count)
> +             /* Nest count reaches zero, release the lock. */
> +             __raw_spin_unlock(&die_lock);
>       raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
> -
>       oops_exit();
> +
>       if (!signr)
>               return;
> -
>       if (in_interrupt())
>               panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
>       if (panic_on_oops)
> -- 
> 1.5.4.3
> 
> 

-- 
/****************************************************
 * Neil Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 * Software Engineer, Red Hat
 ****************************************************/

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