linux-kernel - [PATCH] Fix loading of large firmware files.

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Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:21:40 +0200
From:	thomas@...gstengraphics.com
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Thomas Hellstrom <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Fix loading of large firmware files.

From: Thomas Hellstrom <thomas@...gstengraphics.com>

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 4a1b9bf..4215cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ fw_realloc_buffer(struct firmware_priv *
 	if (min_size <= fw_priv->alloc_size)
 		return 0;
 
-	new_size = ALIGN(min_size, PAGE_SIZE);
+	new_size = 2 * new_size;
+	new_size = (min_size > new_size) ? min_size : new_size;
+	new_size = ALIGN(new_size, PAGE_SIZE);
 	new_data = vmalloc(new_size);
 	if (!new_data) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: unable to alloc buffer\n", __FUNCTION__);
-- 
1.4.1


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