Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The call chain is: > ipw2100_pci_init_one (the probe function) > --> ipw2100_queues_allocate > --> ipw2100_tx_allocate > > No lock is taken in the between. > So it is safe to use GFP_KERNEL in 'ipw2100_tx_allocate()'. > > BTW, 'ipw2100_queues_allocate()' also calls 'ipw2100_msg_allocate()' which > already allocates some memory using GFP_KERNEL. > > Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> 2 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks. 9130559cf8db ipw2100: Use GFP_KERNEL instead of GFP_ATOMIC in some memory allocation e52525c0c320 ipw2x00: switch from 'pci_' to 'dma_' API -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11678101/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
