linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Improve error handling in allocation of bounce buffers in mmc_init

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Date:	Wed, 3 Dec 2014 10:49:16 +0100
From:	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
To:	Bhuvanesh <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com>
Cc:	Chris Ball <chris@...ntf.net>, Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@....linux.org.uk>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, harish_kandiga@...tor.com,
	linux-mmc <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] Improve error handling in allocation of bounce buffers in mmc_init_queue

On 3 December 2014 at 07:23, Bhuvanesh <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   Thanks for guiding. I read through Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
> Fixed the warnings given by checkpatch. Kindly review the updated patch.

Could you also resend it as a separate patch, not replying to this email thread.

Kind regards
Uffe

>
> From 7ea020e32e1fbe4d05d104e31815d908af92f2a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Bhuvanesh Surachari <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com>
> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 02:23:02 -0500
> Subject: [PATCH] mmc: queue:Improve error handling during allocation of
>  bounce buffers.
>
> Allocation of previous bounce buffer in mmc_init_queue when the current
> bounce buffer allocation fails was leading to a crash later in
> __blk_segment_map_sg. Error handling is improved by allocating previous
> bounce buffer only if the current bounce buffer allocation succeeds.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bhuvanesh Surachari <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com>
> Signed-off-by: Harish Jenny K N <harish_kandiga@...tor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/mmc/card/queue.c |   16 +++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
> index cfa6110..236d194 100644
> --- a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
> +++ b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
> @@ -232,13 +232,15 @@ int mmc_init_queue(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_card *card,
>                         if (!mqrq_cur->bounce_buf) {
>                                 pr_warn("%s: unable to allocate bounce cur buffer\n",
>                                         mmc_card_name(card));
> -                       }
> -                       mqrq_prev->bounce_buf = kmalloc(bouncesz, GFP_KERNEL);
> -                       if (!mqrq_prev->bounce_buf) {
> -                               pr_warn("%s: unable to allocate bounce prev buffer\n",
> -                                       mmc_card_name(card));
> -                               kfree(mqrq_cur->bounce_buf);
> -                               mqrq_cur->bounce_buf = NULL;
> +                       } else {
> +                               mqrq_prev->bounce_buf =
> +                                               kmalloc(bouncesz, GFP_KERNEL);
> +                               if (!mqrq_prev->bounce_buf) {
> +                                       pr_warn("%s: unable to allocate bounce prev buffer\n",
> +                                               mmc_card_name(card));
> +                                       kfree(mqrq_cur->bounce_buf);
> +                                       mqrq_cur->bounce_buf = NULL;
> +                               }
>                         }
>                 }
>
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
>
> Thank you,
> Regards,
> Bhuvanesh
>
> On 12/02/2014 05:01 PM, Ulf Hansson wrote:
>> On 1 December 2014 at 12:56, Bhuvanesh <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>   Please find the patch inline.
>>
>> Apparently you didn't read /Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
>>
>> If you want me to review, please follow that guide. For example, I
>> expect you to run checkpatch.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Uffe
>>
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