[PATCH][2.5] Remove BUG in cpu_up

Zwane Mwaikambo (zwane@holomorphy.com)
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 22:42:07 -0500 (EST)


I think a BUG here is a bit on the extreme side, we already have a running
processor (in boot i'd presume its the BSP) so we can afford to limp on.
At runtime a stopped/dead processor which refuses to come back up
shouldn't make the kernel oops.

Zwane

Index: linux-2.5.47/kernel/cpu.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /build/cvsroot/linux-2.5.47/kernel/cpu.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 cpu.c
--- linux-2.5.47/kernel/cpu.c 11 Nov 2002 03:59:33 -0000 1.1.1.1
+++ linux-2.5.47/kernel/cpu.c 13 Nov 2002 03:37:37 -0000
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@
return ret;

if (cpu_online(cpu)) {
- ret = -EINVAL;
+ ret = -EBUSY;
goto out;
}
ret = notifier_call_chain(&cpu_chain, CPU_UP_PREPARE, hcpu);
if (ret == NOTIFY_BAD) {
- printk("%s: attempt to bring up CPU %u failed\n",
- __FUNCTION__, cpu);
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out_notify;
}
@@ -50,16 +48,22 @@
ret = __cpu_up(cpu);
if (ret != 0)
goto out_notify;
- if (!cpu_online(cpu))
- BUG();
+
+ if (!cpu_online(cpu)) {
+ ret = -EIO;
+ goto out_notify;
+ }

/* Now call notifier in preparation. */
- printk("CPU %u IS NOW UP!\n", cpu);
+ printk(KERN_INFO "CPU %u IS NOW UP!\n", cpu);
notifier_call_chain(&cpu_chain, CPU_ONLINE, hcpu);

out_notify:
- if (ret != 0)
+ if (ret != 0) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: attempt to bring up CPU %u failed\n",
+ __FUNCTION__, cpu);
notifier_call_chain(&cpu_chain, CPU_UP_CANCELED, hcpu);
+ }
out:
up(&cpucontrol);
return ret;

-- 
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