Re: [RFC] DMA mapping error check analysis

From: Clemens Ladisch
Date: Mon Sep 10 2012 - 03:59:25 EST


Shuah Khan wrote:
> I analyzed all calls to dma_map_single() and dma_map_page() in the
> kernel, to see if callers check for mapping errors, before using the
> returned address.
>
> The goal of this analysis is to find drivers that currently do not
> check dma mapping errors, and fix them.
>
> I documented the results of this analysis:
>
> http://linuxdriverproject.org/mediawiki/index.php/DMA_Mapping_Error_Analysis

> File Name # of calls Status
> drivers/firewire/core-iso.c 1 Unmap Broken
> drivers/firewire/ohci.c 1 Unmap Broken

In ohci.c, ar_context_release() takes care of cleanup.

In core-iso.c, on failure, the callers are responsible to call
fw_iso_buffer_destroy() eventually. (ioctl_create_iso_context()
doesn't do this correctly if it's called multiple times.)


Regards,
Clemens
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