kernel/mm/mm_init.c, branch linux-2.6.28.y

mm: mminit_loglevel cannot be __meminitdata anymore

2008-08-20T22:40:30Z

mminit_loglevel is now used from mminit_verify_zonelist <- build_all_zonelists <- 1. online_pages <- memory_block_action <- memory_block_change_state <- store_mem_state (sys handler) 2. numa_zonelist_order_handler (proc handler) so it cannot be annotated __meminit - drop it fixes following section mismatch warning: WARNING: vmlinux.o(.text+0x71628): Section mismatch in reference from the function mminit_verify_zonelist() to the variable .meminit.data:mminit_loglevel The function mminit_verify_zonelist() references the variable __meminitdata mminit_loglevel. This is often because mminit_verify_zonelist lacks a __meminitdata annotation or the annotation of mminit_loglevel is wrong. Signed-off-by: Marcin Slusarz Acked-by: Mel Gorman Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm_init.c: avoid ifdef-inside-macro-expansion

2008-08-05T21:33:46Z

gcc-3.2: mm/mm_init.c:77:1: directives may not be used inside a macro argument mm/mm_init.c:76:47: unterminated argument list invoking macro "mminit_dprintk" mm/mm_init.c: In function `mminit_verify_pageflags_layout': mm/mm_init.c:80: `mminit_dprintk' undeclared (first use in this function) mm/mm_init.c:80: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once mm/mm_init.c:80: for each function it appears in.) mm/mm_init.c:80: syntax error before numeric constant Also fix a typo in a comment. Reported-by: Adrian Bunk Cc: Mel Gorman Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: create /sys/kernel/mm

2008-07-24T17:47:17Z

Add a kobject to create /sys/kernel/mm when sysfs is mounted. The kobject will exist regardless. This will allow for the hugepage related sysfs directories to exist under the mm "subsystem" directory. Add an ABI file appropriately. [kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com: fix build] Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan Cc: Nick Piggin Cc: Mel Gorman Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: remove mm_init compilation dependency on CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT

2008-07-24T17:47:17Z

Towards the end of putting all core mm initialization in mm_init.c, I plan on putting the creation of a mm kobject in a function in that file. However, the file is currently only compiled if CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT is set. Remove this dependency, but put the code under an #ifdef on the same config option. This should result in no functional changes. Signed-off-by: Nishanth Aravamudan Cc: Nick Piggin Cc: Mel Gorman Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: print out the zonelists on request for manual verification

2008-07-24T17:47:14Z

This patch prints out the zonelists during boot for manual verification by the user if the mminit_loglevel is MMINIT_VERIFY or higher. Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: verify the page links and memory model

2008-07-24T17:47:13Z

Print out information on how the page flags are being used if mminit_loglevel is MMINIT_VERIFY or higher and unconditionally performs sanity checks on the flags regardless of loglevel. When the page flags are updated with section, node and zone information, a check are made to ensure the values can be retrieved correctly. Finally we confirm that pfn_to_page and page_to_pfn are the correct inverse functions. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix printk warnings] Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: add a basic debugging framework for memory initialisation

2008-07-24T17:47:13Z

Boot initialisation is very complex, with significant numbers of architecture-specific routines, hooks and code ordering. While significant amounts of the initialisation is architecture-independent, it trusts the data received from the architecture layer. This is a mistake, and has resulted in a number of difficult-to-diagnose bugs. This patchset adds some validation and tracing to memory initialisation. It also introduces a few basic defensive measures. The validation code can be explicitly disabled for embedded systems. This patch: Add additional debugging and verification code for memory initialisation. Once enabled, the verification checks are always run and when required additional debugging information may be outputted via a mminit_loglevel= command-line parameter. The verification code is placed in a new file mm/mm_init.c. Ideally other mm initialisation code will be moved here over time. Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds