From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> In each case, the containing function is only called from one place, where a spin 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 when any GFP_KERNEL@p ... when any } @locked@ identifier gfp.fn; @@ spin_lock(...) ... when != spin_unlock fn(...) @depends on locked@ position gfp.p; @@ - GFP_KERNEL@p + GFP_ATOMIC // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c | 2 +- drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -u -p a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c --- a/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/ring_sw.c @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static inline int __iio_allocate_sw_ring if ((length == 0) || (bytes_per_datum == 0)) return -EINVAL; __iio_update_ring_buffer(&ring->buf, bytes_per_datum, length); - ring->data = kmalloc(length*ring->buf.bpd, GFP_KERNEL); + ring->data = kmalloc(length*ring->buf.bpd, GFP_ATOMIC); ring->read_p = NULL; ring->write_p = NULL; ring->last_written_p = NULL; diff -u -p a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c --- a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_ca91cx42.c @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static int ca91cx42_alloc_resource(struc } if (image->bus_resource.name == NULL) { - image->bus_resource.name = kmalloc(VMENAMSIZ+3, GFP_KERNEL); + image->bus_resource.name = kmalloc(VMENAMSIZ+3, GFP_ATOMIC); if (image->bus_resource.name == NULL) { dev_err(ca91cx42_bridge->parent, "Unable to allocate " "memory for resource name\n"); diff -u -p a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c --- a/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vme/bridges/vme_tsi148.c @@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static int tsi148_alloc_resource(struct return 0; if (image->bus_resource.name == NULL) { - image->bus_resource.name = kmalloc(VMENAMSIZ+3, GFP_KERNEL); + image->bus_resource.name = kmalloc(VMENAMSIZ+3, GFP_ATOMIC); if (image->bus_resource.name == NULL) { dev_err(tsi148_bridge->parent, "Unable to allocate " "memory for resource name\n"); -- 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