'mpt3sas_get_port_by_id()' can be called when a spinlock is hold. So use GFP_ATOMIC instead of GFP_KERNEL when allocating memory. Issue spotted by call_kern.cocci: ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:416:42-52: ERROR: function mpt3sas_get_port_by_id called on line 7125 inside lock on line 7123 but uses GFP_KERNEL ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:416:42-52: ERROR: function mpt3sas_get_port_by_id called on line 6842 inside lock on line 6839 but uses GFP_KERNEL ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:416:42-52: ERROR: function mpt3sas_get_port_by_id called on line 6854 inside lock on line 6851 but uses GFP_KERNEL ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:416:42-52: ERROR: function mpt3sas_get_port_by_id called on line 7706 inside lock on line 7702 but uses GFP_KERNEL ./drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:416:42-52: ERROR: function mpt3sas_get_port_by_id called on line 10260 inside lock on line 10256 but uses GFP_KERNEL Fixes: 324c122fc0a4 ("scsi: mpt3sas: Add module parameter multipath_on_hba") Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c index ffca03064797..6aa6de729187 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c @@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ mpt3sas_get_port_by_id(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, * And add this object to port_table_list. */ if (!ioc->multipath_on_hba) { - port = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hba_port), GFP_KERNEL); + port = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hba_port), GFP_ATOMIC); if (!port) return NULL; -- 2.27.0