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authorFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2009-02-05 13:45:26 -0500
committerFrank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org>2009-02-05 13:47:07 -0500
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PR9740/9816? - workaround for kernel valloc bug
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/transport/transport.c b/runtime/transport/transport.c
index a572ef9c..97fbf860 100644
--- a/runtime/transport/transport.c
+++ b/runtime/transport/transport.c
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *_stp_wq;
static void _stp_handle_start(struct _stp_msg_start *st)
{
dbug_trans(1, "stp_handle_start\n");
+
+#ifdef STAPCONF_VM_AREA
+ { /* PR9740: workaround for kernel valloc bug. */
+ void *dummy;
+ dummy = alloc_vm_area (PAGE_SIZE);
+ free_vm_area (dummy);
+ }
+#endif
+
_stp_target = st->target;
st->res = probe_start();
if (st->res >= 0)