From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> The function inittiger is only called from nj_init_card, where a lock is held. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @gfp exists@ identifier fn; position p; @@ fn(...) { ... when != spin_unlock_irqrestore when any GFP_KERNEL@p ... when any } @locked@ identifier gfp.fn; @@ spin_lock_irqsave(...) ... when != spin_unlock_irqrestore fn(...) @depends on locked@ position gfp.p; @@ - GFP_KERNEL@p + GFP_ATOMIC // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -u -p a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c --- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c +++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/netjet.c @@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ inittiger(struct tiger_hw *card) return -ENOMEM; } for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) { - card->bc[i].hsbuf = kmalloc(NJ_DMA_TXSIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + card->bc[i].hsbuf = kmalloc(NJ_DMA_TXSIZE, GFP_ATOMIC); if (!card->bc[i].hsbuf) { pr_info("%s: no B%d send buffer\n", card->name, i + 1); return -ENOMEM; } - card->bc[i].hrbuf = kmalloc(NJ_DMA_RXSIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + card->bc[i].hrbuf = kmalloc(NJ_DMA_RXSIZE, GFP_ATOMIC); if (!card->bc[i].hrbuf) { pr_info("%s: no B%d recv buffer\n", card->name, i + 1); return -ENOMEM; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html