Re: [Bug #15977] WARNING: at lib/dma-debug.c:866 check_for_stack

From: FUJITA Tomonori
Date: Fri Jul 30 2010 - 02:59:02 EST


On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:15:49 +0200 (CEST)
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> of regressions introduced between 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.
>
> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> introduced between 2.6.33 and 2.6.34. Please verify if it still should
> be listed and let the tracking team know (either way).
>
>
> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15977
> Subject : WARNING: at lib/dma-debug.c:866 check_for_stack
> Submitter : Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date : 2010-05-14 8:56 (71 days old)
> Message-ID : <AANLkTikyx2eaxaiUCFDSfpmn1UG0t2GOxArz6F4wp1LJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=127382742729825&w=2

looks like easy to fix this. But seems that linux-next still has the
bug. Or a fix was already posted somewhere else?

=
From: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] DVB: dib0700: fix the usage of stack buffers for DMA

We can't use a stack buffer for DMA.

This should fix:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15977

Signed-off-by: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
index 7deade7..54a0d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
@@ -301,14 +301,23 @@ struct i2c_algorithm dib0700_i2c_algo = {
int dib0700_identify_state(struct usb_device *udev, struct dvb_usb_device_properties *props,
struct dvb_usb_device_description **desc, int *cold)
{
- u8 b[16];
- s16 ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev,0),
- REQUEST_GET_VERSION, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN, 0, 0, b, 16, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
+ void *b;
+ s16 ret;
+
+ b = kmalloc(16, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!b)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev,0),
+ REQUEST_GET_VERSION, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN,
+ 0, 0, b, 16, USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);

deb_info("FW GET_VERSION length: %d\n",ret);

*cold = ret <= 0;

+ kfree(b);
+
deb_info("cold: %d\n", *cold);
return 0;
}
--
1.6.5

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