Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> Fixes commit eae79b4f3e82ca63a53478a161b190a0d38fe526 ("rsi: fix memory leak
> in rsi_load_ta_instructions()") which stopped the driver from functioning.
You can abbreviate the commit id:
Fixes commit eae79b4f3e82 ("rsi: fix memory leak in
rsi_load_ta_instructions()") which stopped the driver from functioning.
> Firmware data has been allocated using vmalloc(), resulting in memory
> that cannot be used for DMA. Hence the firmware was first copied to a
> buffer allocated with kmalloc() in the original code. This patch reverts
> the commit and only calls "kfree()" to release the buffer after sending
> the data. This fixes the memory leak without breaking the driver.
>
> Add a comment to the kmemdup() calls to explain why this is done.
>
> Tested on a Topic Miami-Florida board which contains the rsi SDIO chip.
>
> Also added the same kfree() call to the USB glue driver. This was not
> tested on actual hardware though, as I only have the SDIO version.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans@xxxxxxxx>
Add this before Signed-off-by line:
Fixes: eae79b4f3e82 ("rsi: fix memory leak in rsi_load_ta_instructions()")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Also no need to send email to stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx list, this line is
enough and the stable team will pick the commit automatically.
--
Kalle Valo
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