[PATCH 1/1] powerpc: Check for valid hugepage size in hugetlb_get_unmapped_area

[Brian King]

Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Brian King writes:
> 
>> It looks like most of the hugetlb code is doing the correct thing if
>> hugepages are not supported, but the mmap code is not. If we get into
>> the mmap code when hugepages are not supported, such as in an LPAR
>> which is running Active Memory Sharing, we can oops the kernel. This
>> patch fixes the oops being seen in this path.
> 
> Sounds like this is a regression since 2.6.27 - is it?  In any case, I
> assume this needs to go to Linus for 2.6.28.  Do you agree?

This should go to Linus for 2.6.28

Thanks,

Brian

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Brian King
Linux on Power Virtualization
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