linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: plug dma memory leak in AR handler

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Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:09:49 -0400
From:	Jarod Wilson <jwilson@...hat.com>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: plug dma memory leak in AR handler

On Wednesday 26 March 2008 03:09:47 am Stefan Richter wrote:
> Jarod Wilson wrote:
> > @@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ static void ar_context_tasklet(unsigned long data)
> >  			buffer = handle_ar_packet(ctx, buffer);
> >
> >  		dma_free_coherent(ohci->card.device, PAGE_SIZE,
> > -				  buffer, buffer_bus);
> > +				  start, start_bus);
> >  		ar_context_add_page(ctx);
>
> On the other hand, why do we free a page + allocate a page?
> Why don't we re-initialize and re-add the old page?

Oh good, I'm not crazy (outside of having firewire on the brain way too much 
right now). I had that same thought tossing and turning in bed late last 
night. :)

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jwilson@...hat.com
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