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Linus Torvalds a84a79e4d3 Avoid using variable-length arrays in kernel/sys.c 
The size is always valid, but variable-length arrays generate worse code
for no good reason (unless the function happens to be inlined and the
compiler sees the length for the simple constant it is).

Also, there seems to be some code generation problem on POWER, where
Henrik Bakken reports that register r28 can get corrupted under some
subtle circumstances (interrupt happening at the wrong time?).  That all
indicates some seriously broken compiler issues, but since variable
length arrays are bad regardless, there's little point in trying to
chase it down.

"Just don't do that, then".

Reported-by: Henrik Grindal Bakken <henribak@cisco.com>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2011-10-17 08:24:24 -07:00
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debug Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb 2011-08-01 13:39:40 -10:00
events perf_event: Fix broken calc_timer_values() 2011-08-31 15:56:29 +02:00
gcov gcov: disable CONSTRUCTORS for UML 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
irq irq: Fix check for already initialized irq_domain in irq_domain_add 2011-09-20 12:16:22 +02:00
power PM / Domains: Fix build for CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME unset 2011-08-14 13:34:31 +02:00
time alarmtimers: Avoid possible denial of service with high freq periodic timers 2011-08-10 10:26:09 -07:00
trace Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2011-08-19 10:47:07 -07:00
.gitignore
acct.c
async.c async: Fixed an include coding style issue 2011-06-14 22:48:46 -04:00
audit_tree.c audit_tree,rcu: Convert call_rcu(__put_tree) to kfree_rcu() 2011-07-20 14:10:11 -07:00
audit_watch.c kill path_lookup() 2011-03-14 09:15:23 -04:00
audit.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
audit.h
auditfilter.c netlink: kill loginuid/sessionid/sid members from struct netlink_skb_parms 2011-03-03 10:55:40 -08:00
auditsc.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c memcg: remove direct page_cgroup-to-page pointer 2011-03-23 19:46:28 -07:00
capability.c Merge branch 'master' into next 2011-05-19 18:51:57 +10:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroups: add per-thread subsystem callbacks 2011-05-26 17:12:34 -07:00
cgroup.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6 2011-07-27 19:26:38 -07:00
compat.c Merge branch 'v4l_for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6 2011-07-30 00:08:53 -07:00
configs.c kernel/configs.c: include MODULE_*() when CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=n 2011-07-25 20:57:15 -07:00
cpu.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
cpuset.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
crash_dump.c crash_dump: export is_kdump_kernel to modules, consolidate elfcorehdr_addr, setup_elfcorehdr and saved_max_pfn 2011-03-23 19:47:19 -07:00
cred.c move RLIMIT_NPROC check from set_user() to do_execve_common() 2011-08-11 11:24:42 -07:00
delayacct.c KVM: Steal time implementation 2011-07-14 12:59:14 +03:00
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c ipc: introduce shm_rmid_forced sysctl 2011-07-26 16:49:44 -07:00
extable.c extable, core_kernel_data(): Make sure all archs define _sdata 2011-05-20 08:56:56 +02:00
fork.c move RLIMIT_NPROC check from set_user() to do_execve_common() 2011-08-11 11:24:42 -07:00
freezer.c Freezer: Use SMP barriers 2011-05-17 23:19:17 +02:00
futex_compat.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
futex.c Merge branch 'linus' into core/urgent 2011-08-04 09:09:27 +02:00
groups.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
hrtimer.c hrtimers: Fix typo causing erratic timers 2011-05-25 15:31:58 -07:00
hung_task.c watchdog, hung_task_timeout: Add Kconfig configurable default 2011-04-28 09:13:17 +02:00
irq_work.c irq_work: Use per cpu atomics instead of regular atomics 2010-12-18 15:54:48 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c jump_label: Fix jump_label update for modules 2011-06-29 09:59:17 -04:00
kallsyms.c Merge branch 'core-fixes-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-25 17:52:22 -07:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks arch:Kconfig.locks Remove unused config option. 2011-04-10 17:01:05 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt sched: Isolate preempt counting in its own config option 2011-06-10 15:15:40 +02:00
kexec.c treewide: Convert uses of struct resource to resource_size(ptr) 2011-06-10 14:55:36 +02:00
kfifo.c
kmod.c Boot up with usermodehelper disabled 2011-08-03 22:03:29 -10:00
kprobes.c kprobes: Return -ENOENT if probe point doesn't exist 2011-07-15 15:11:47 -04:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c: expose file_caps_enabled in sysfs 2011-04-19 16:45:51 -07:00
kthread.c cpuset: Fix cpuset_cpus_allowed_fallback(), don't update tsk->rt.nr_cpus_allowed 2011-05-28 17:02:57 +02:00
latencytop.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c lockdep: Remove unused 'factor' variable from lockdep_stats_show() 2011-03-23 13:54:47 +01:00
lockdep_states.h
lockdep.c lockdep: Fix wrong assumption in match_held_lock 2011-08-09 11:57:35 +02:00
Makefile jump label: Reduce the cycle count by changing the link order 2011-08-05 23:57:33 +02:00
module.c module: add /sys/module/<name>/uevent files 2011-07-24 22:06:04 +09:30
mutex-debug.c mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex-debug.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
mutex.c lockdep, mutex: provide mutex_lock_nest_lock 2011-05-25 08:39:17 -07:00
mutex.h mutex: Use p->on_cpu for the adaptive spin 2011-04-14 08:52:33 +02:00
notifier.c notifiers: sys: move reboot notifiers into reboot.h 2011-07-25 20:57:14 -07:00
nsproxy.c make sure that nsproxy_cache is initialized early enough 2011-07-20 01:44:07 -04:00
padata.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
panic.c panic: panic=-1 for immediate reboot 2011-07-26 16:49:45 -07:00
params.c module: add /sys/module/<name>/uevent files 2011-07-24 22:06:04 +09:30
pid_namespace.c pidns: call pid_ns_prepare_proc() from create_pid_namespace() 2011-03-23 19:46:58 -07:00
pid.c rcu: treewide: Do not use rcu_read_lock_held when calling rcu_dereference_check 2011-07-08 22:21:58 +02:00
pm_qos_params.c plist: Remove the need to supply locks to plist heads 2011-07-08 14:02:53 +02:00
posix-cpu-timers.c posix-cpu-timers: Cure SMP wobbles 2011-09-30 14:07:06 +02:00
posix-timers.c posix-timers: RCU conversion 2011-05-24 12:10:51 +02:00
printk.c kernel/printk: do not turn off bootconsole in printk_late_init() if keep_bootcon 2011-08-25 16:25:34 -07:00
profile.c kernel/profile.c: remove some duplicate code from profile_hits() 2011-05-26 17:12:37 -07:00
ptrace.c ptrace: PTRACE_LISTEN forgets to unlock ->siglock 2011-09-25 11:02:00 -07:00
range.c
rcupdate.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Converge TINY_RCU expedited and normal boosting 2011-05-05 23:16:58 -07:00
rcutiny.c sanitize <linux/prefetch.h> usage 2011-05-20 12:50:29 -07:00
rcutorture.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
rcutree.c rcu: Prevent RCU callbacks from executing before scheduler initialized 2011-07-13 08:17:56 -07:00
rcutree.h rcu: Move RCU_BOOST #ifdefs to header file 2011-06-16 16:12:05 -07:00
relay.c
res_counter.c memcg: res_counter_read_u64(): fix potential races on 32-bit machines 2011-03-23 19:46:22 -07:00
resource.c Resource: fix wrong resource window calculation 2011-09-29 20:04:34 -07:00
rtmutex_common.h rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.c rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock 2011-01-27 21:13:51 -05:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c rtmutex: tester: Remove the remaining BKL leftovers 2011-02-22 22:07:22 +01:00
rtmutex.c plist: Remove the need to supply locks to plist heads 2011-07-08 14:02:53 +02:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
sched_autogroup.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
sched_autogroup.h sched: Skip autogroup when looking for all rt sched groups 2011-07-01 10:39:08 +02:00
sched_clock.c
sched_cpupri.c
sched_cpupri.h
sched_debug.c sched: Get rid of lock_depth 2011-04-24 13:18:38 +02:00
sched_fair.c sched: Cleanup duplicate local variable in [enqueue|dequeue]_task_fair 2011-07-22 12:47:22 +02:00
sched_features.h Merge branch 'kvm-updates/3.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm 2011-07-24 09:07:03 -07:00
sched_idletask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched_rt.c sched/rt: Migrate equal priority tasks to available CPUs 2011-09-18 13:48:56 +02:00
sched_stats.h sched: More sched_domain iterations fixes 2011-05-28 17:02:54 +02:00
sched_stoptask.c sched: Drop the rq argument to sched_class::select_task_rq() 2011-04-14 08:52:36 +02:00
sched.c posix-cpu-timers: Cure SMP wobbles 2011-09-30 14:07:06 +02:00
seccomp.c
semaphore.c
signal.c signals: sys_ssetmask/sys_rt_sigsuspend should use set_current_blocked() 2011-07-27 12:53:36 -07:00
smp.c generic-ipi: Fix kexec boot crash by initializing call_single_queue before enabling interrupts 2011-06-17 10:17:12 +02:00
softirq.c softirq,rcu: Inform RCU of irq_exit() activity 2011-07-20 10:50:12 -07:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status 2011-01-14 04:56:49 -08:00
stacktrace.c stack_trace: Add weak save_stack_trace_regs() 2011-06-14 22:48:52 -04:00
stop_machine.c atomic: use <linux/atomic.h> 2011-07-26 16:49:47 -07:00
sys_ni.c All Arch: remove linkage for sys_nfsservctl system call 2011-08-26 15:09:58 -07:00
sys.c Avoid using variable-length arrays in kernel/sys.c 2011-10-17 08:24:24 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
sysctl_check.c xfs: remove subdirectories 2011-08-12 16:21:35 -05:00
sysctl.c sysctl,rcu: Convert call_rcu(free_head) to kfree 2011-07-20 14:10:18 -07:00
taskstats.c Make TASKSTATS require root access 2011-09-19 17:04:37 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
time.c Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-03-15 18:53:35 -07:00
timeconst.pl
timer.c timers: Consider slack value in mod_timer() 2011-06-03 15:02:32 +02:00
tracepoint.c jump label: Introduce static_branch() interface 2011-04-04 12:48:08 -04:00
tsacct.c Make taskstats round statistics down to nearest 1k bytes/events 2011-09-19 17:10:57 -07:00
uid16.c userns: user namespaces: convert several capable() calls 2011-03-23 19:47:08 -07:00
up.c
user_namespace.c user_ns: improve the user_ns on-the-slab packaging 2011-01-13 08:03:18 -08:00
user-return-notifier.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
user.c userns: add a user_namespace as creator/owner of uts_namespace 2011-03-23 19:46:59 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c
utsname.c ns proc: Add support for the uts namespace 2011-05-10 14:35:35 -07:00
wait.c Fix common misspellings 2011-03-31 11:26:23 -03:00
watchdog.c perf, x86: P4 PMU - Introduce event alias feature 2011-07-14 17:25:04 -04:00
workqueue_sched.h
workqueue.c workqueue: lock cwq access in drain_workqueue 2011-09-14 18:09:38 -07:00