[patch added to the 3.12 stable tree] sparc: Use GFP_ATOMIC in ldc_alloc_exp_dring() as it can be called in softirq context

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From: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@xxxxxxxxxx>

This patch has been added to the 3.12 stable tree. If you have any
objections, please let us know.

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commit 0edfad5959df7379c9e554fbe8ba264ae232d321 upstream.

Since it is possible for vnet_event_napi to end up doing
vnet_control_pkt_engine -> ... -> vnet_send_attr ->
vnet_port_alloc_tx_ring -> ldc_alloc_exp_dring -> kzalloc()
(i.e., in softirq context), kzalloc() should be called with
GFP_ATOMIC from ldc_alloc_exp_dring.

Signed-off-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
index 27bb55485472..7ef28625c199 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ldc.c
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ void *ldc_alloc_exp_dring(struct ldc_channel *lp, unsigned int len,
 	if (len & (8UL - 1))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!buf)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-- 
2.4.6


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