The kmalloc is used to handle host interface message within kernel thread. The manipulation of host interface message is not called on IRQ context and I could not find any spinlock inside function. Signed-off-by: Chaehyun Lim <chaehyun.lim@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c index 4a6b975..f44d2ce 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c +++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/coreconfigurator.c @@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ s32 ParseNetworkInfo(u8 *pu8MsgBuffer, tstrNetworkInfo **ppstrNetworkInfo) u32 u32Tsf_Lo; u32 u32Tsf_Hi; - pstrNetworkInfo = WILC_MALLOC(sizeof(tstrNetworkInfo)); + pstrNetworkInfo = kmalloc(sizeof(tstrNetworkInfo), GFP_KERNEL); memset((void *)(pstrNetworkInfo), 0, sizeof(tstrNetworkInfo)); pstrNetworkInfo->s8rssi = pu8WidVal[0]; @@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ s32 ParseNetworkInfo(u8 *pu8MsgBuffer, tstrNetworkInfo **ppstrNetworkInfo) u16IEsLen = u16RxLen - (MAC_HDR_LEN + TIME_STAMP_LEN + BEACON_INTERVAL_LEN + CAP_INFO_LEN); if (u16IEsLen > 0) { - pstrNetworkInfo->pu8IEs = WILC_MALLOC(u16IEsLen); + pstrNetworkInfo->pu8IEs = kmalloc(u16IEsLen, GFP_KERNEL); memset((void *)(pstrNetworkInfo->pu8IEs), 0, u16IEsLen); memcpy(pstrNetworkInfo->pu8IEs, pu8IEs, u16IEsLen); @@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ s32 ParseAssocRespInfo(u8 *pu8Buffer, u32 u32BufferLen, u8 *pu8IEs = 0; u16 u16IEsLen = 0; - pstrConnectRespInfo = WILC_MALLOC(sizeof(tstrConnectRespInfo)); + pstrConnectRespInfo = kmalloc(sizeof(tstrConnectRespInfo), GFP_KERNEL); memset((void *)(pstrConnectRespInfo), 0, sizeof(tstrConnectRespInfo)); /* u16AssocRespLen = pu8Buffer[0]; */ @@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ s32 ParseAssocRespInfo(u8 *pu8Buffer, u32 u32BufferLen, pu8IEs = &pu8Buffer[CAP_INFO_LEN + STATUS_CODE_LEN + AID_LEN]; u16IEsLen = u16AssocRespLen - (CAP_INFO_LEN + STATUS_CODE_LEN + AID_LEN); - pstrConnectRespInfo->pu8RespIEs = WILC_MALLOC(u16IEsLen); + pstrConnectRespInfo->pu8RespIEs = kmalloc(u16IEsLen, GFP_KERNEL); memset((void *)(pstrConnectRespInfo->pu8RespIEs), 0, u16IEsLen); memcpy(pstrConnectRespInfo->pu8RespIEs, pu8IEs, u16IEsLen); @@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ s32 ParseSurveyResults(u8 ppu8RcvdSiteSurveyResults[][MAX_SURVEY_RESULT_FRAG_SIZ } } - pstrSurveyResults = WILC_MALLOC(u32SurveyResultsCount * sizeof(wid_site_survey_reslts_s)); + pstrSurveyResults = kmalloc_array(u32SurveyResultsCount, + sizeof(wid_site_survey_reslts_s), GFP_KERNEL); if (pstrSurveyResults == NULL) { u32SurveyResultsCount = 0; WILC_ERRORREPORT(s32Error, WILC_NO_MEM); -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html