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@@ -617,6 +617,20 @@ static inline size_t cpumask_size(void)
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* ... use 'tmpmask' like a normal struct cpumask * ...
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*
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* free_cpumask_var(tmpmask);
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+ *
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+ *
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+ * However, one notable exception is there. alloc_cpumask_var() allocates
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+ * only nr_cpumask_bits bits (in the other hand, real cpumask_t always has
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+ * NR_CPUS bits). Therefore you don't have to dereference cpumask_var_t.
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+ *
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+ * cpumask_var_t tmpmask;
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+ * if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&tmpmask, GFP_KERNEL))
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+ * return -ENOMEM;
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+ *
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+ * var = *tmpmask;
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+ *
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+ * This code makes NR_CPUS length memcopy and brings to a memory corruption.
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+ * cpumask_copy() provide safe copy functionality.
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*/
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#ifdef CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
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typedef struct cpumask *cpumask_var_t;
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