inconsistent lock state on call to kmem_cache_zalloc()

Arvid Brodin arvid.brodin at enea.com
Thu Mar 17 16:59:42 EDT 2011


Hi,

Daniel Baluta wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>> The call to kmem_cache_zalloc() never returns; the printk() text on the line
>> after is never displayed and the system locks up. The printk() om the line
>> before displays.
> 
> What flags are you passing to kmem_cache_zalloc?

I'm using the flags passed to the urb_enqueue() function; a printk reveals
the value is 16, which would be GFP_NOIO if I read include/linux/gfp.h correctly.

> thanks,
> Daniel.

Thanks,
Arvid Brodin
Enea Services Stockholm AB



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