Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751897AbbK2FO4 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:14:56 -0500 Received: from mail-io0-f170.google.com ([209.85.223.170]:34008 "EHLO mail-io0-f170.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750970AbbK2FOE (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:14:04 -0500 From: Brent Taylor To: kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kenrel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ath6kl@lists.infradead.org, Brent Taylor Subject: [PATCH v2] ath6kl: Use vmalloc for loading firmware using api1 method and use kvfree Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 23:13:58 -0600 Message-Id: <1448774038-26984-1-git-send-email-motobud@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.6.3 In-Reply-To: <1444972259-24260-1-git-send-email-motobud@gmail.com> References: <1444972259-24260-1-git-send-email-motobud@gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1650 Lines: 54 Signed-off-by: Brent Taylor ath6kl: Use vmalloc for loading firmware using api1 method and free using kvfree --- Changes v1 -> v2: - simplify memory allocation - use kvfree drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c index 4ec02ce..052e58b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void ath6kl_core_cleanup(struct ath6kl *ar) kfree(ar->fw_board); kfree(ar->fw_otp); - vfree(ar->fw); + kvfree(ar->fw); kfree(ar->fw_patch); kfree(ar->fw_testscript); diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c index 6e473fa..836afea2 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c @@ -673,10 +673,15 @@ static int ath6kl_get_fw(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *filename, return ret; *fw_len = fw_entry->size; - *fw = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL); + if (&ar->fw == fw) + *fw = vmalloc(fw_entry->size); + else + *fw = kmalloc(fw_entry->size); if (*fw == NULL) ret = -ENOMEM; + else + memcpy(*fw, fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size); release_firmware(fw_entry); -- 2.6.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/