s64 values should not be used with abs(), as is one in __percpu_counter_compare(), since it may cap the result to 32-bits.
This patch modifies __percpu_counter_compare() to use abs64() instead. Cc: Dave Chinner <[email protected]> Cc: Tejun Heo <[email protected]> Cc: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: John Stultz <[email protected]> --- lib/percpu_counter.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/percpu_counter.c b/lib/percpu_counter.c index f051d69..3d1aba9 100644 --- a/lib/percpu_counter.c +++ b/lib/percpu_counter.c @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int __percpu_counter_compare(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 rhs, s32 batch) count = percpu_counter_read(fbc); /* Check to see if rough count will be sufficient for comparison */ - if (abs(count - rhs) > (batch * num_online_cpus())) { + if (abs64(count - rhs) > (batch * num_online_cpus())) { if (count > rhs) return 1; else -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

