On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 02:01:47AM +0000, Wei Yongjun wrote:
> A spin lock is taken here so we should use GFP_ATOMIC.
>
> Fixes: 9807019a62dc ("um: Loadable BPF "Firmware" for vector drivers")
> Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
> index 92617e16829e..6ff0065a271d 100644
> --- a/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
> +++ b/arch/um/drivers/vector_kern.c
> @@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ static int vector_net_load_bpf_flash(struct net_device *dev,
> kfree(vp->bpf->filter);
> vp->bpf->filter = NULL;
> } else {
> - vp->bpf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), GFP_KERNEL);
> + vp->bpf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct sock_fprog), GFP_ATOMIC);
> if (vp->bpf == NULL) {
> netdev_err(dev, "failed to allocate memory for firmware\n");
> goto flash_fail;
> @@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ static int vector_net_load_bpf_flash(struct net_device *dev,
> if (request_firmware(&fw, efl->data, &vdevice->pdev.dev))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is it really possible to call request_firmware() while holding a
spin_lock? I was so sure that read from the disk.
regards,
dan carpenter
> goto flash_fail;
>
> - vp->bpf->filter = kmemdup(fw->data, fw->size, GFP_KERNEL);
> + vp->bpf->filter = kmemdup(fw->data, fw->size, GFP_ATOMIC);
> if (!vp->bpf->filter)
> goto free_buffer;
>
>
