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[PATCH] lockdep: x86 smp alternatives workaround

Disable SMP alternatives fixups (the patching in of NOPs on 1-CPU systems) if
the lock validator is enabled: there is a binutils section handling bug that
causes corrupted instructions when UP instructions are patched in.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Ingo Molnar 19 年之前
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      arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c

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arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c

@@ -303,6 +303,16 @@ void alternatives_smp_switch(int smp)
 	struct smp_alt_module *mod;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
+	/*
+	 * A not yet fixed binutils section handling bug prevents
+	 * alternatives-replacement from working reliably, so turn
+	 * it off:
+	 */
+	printk("lockdep: not fixing up alternatives.\n");
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	if (no_replacement || smp_alt_once)
 		return;
 	BUG_ON(!smp && (num_online_cpus() > 1));