Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net] ipv4: do not use this_cpu_ptr() in preemptible context

From: Joe M <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:17:12 -0500

Hello Eric, Tom,

> > this_cpu_ptr() in preemptible context is generally bad
> >
> > Sep 22 05:05:55 br kernel: [   94.608310] BUG: using smp_processor_id()
> > in
> > preemptible [00000000] code: ip/2261
> > Sep 22 05:05:55 br kernel: [   94.608316] caller is
> > tunnel_dst_set.isra.28+0x20/0x60 [ip_tunnel]
> > Sep 22 05:05:55 br kernel: [   94.608319] CPU: 3 PID: 2261 Comm: ip Not
> > tainted
> > 3.17.0-rc5 #82
> >
> > We can simply use raw_cpu_ptr(), as preemption is safe in these
> > contexts.
> >
> > Should fix https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84991
> >
Thanks, the fix worked. I do not see the BUG message anymore.

Joe