Re: [PATCH] QE: Use GFP_ATOMIC while spin_lock_irqsave is held
From: Scott Wood
Date: Mon Jan 25 2016 - 19:53:26 EST
On Sun, 2016-01-24 at 12:24 +0530, Saurabh Sengar wrote:
> cpm_muram_alloc_common is called twice and both the times
> spin_lock_irqsave is held.
> Using GFP_KERNEL can sleep in spin_lock_irqsave context and cause
> deadlock
>
> Signed-off-by: Saurabh Sengar <saurabh.truth@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Let me know if there is any other way to fix it.
> Also, I would say this function should be static as it is not used in any
> other file
> drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_common.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Yes, it should be static. Do you plan to send a patch for that?
-Scott