cpu-hot-add should be fail if cpu is not set in cpu_possible_map. If go ahead, the system will panic soon.
Especially, arch which requires additional_cpus= parameter should handle this. Tested on ia64. Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- kernel/cpu.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6.23-rc8-mm2/kernel/cpu.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.23-rc8-mm2.orig/kernel/cpu.c +++ linux-2.6.23-rc8-mm2/kernel/cpu.c @@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ out_notify: int __cpuinit cpu_up(unsigned int cpu) { int err = 0; + if (!cpu_isset(cpu, cpu_possible_map)) { + printk("can't online cpu %d because it is not configured " + "as may-hotadded at boot time\n", cpu); +#if defined(CONFIG_IA64) || defined (CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_S390) + printk("please check additional_cpus= boot parameter\n"); +#endif + return -EINVAL; + } mutex_lock(&cpu_add_remove_lock); if (cpu_hotplug_disabled) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/