linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Use RX_BUF_SIZE to set size of RX buffer

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Date:   Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:19 +0200
From:   Uwe Kleine-König 
        <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:     Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...labora.co.uk>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use RX_BUF_SIZE to set size of RX buffer

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 10:52:15AM +0100, Martyn Welch wrote:
> The imx serial driver uses PAGE_SIZE when allocating rx_buf, but then
> uses RX_BUF_SIZE (which is currently defined as PAGE_SIZE) to describe
> the length of the buffer when initialising the scatter gather list.
> 
> In order to ensure that this stays consistent, use RX_BUF_SIZE in both
> locations.

Missing SoB Line

> ---
>  drivers/tty/serial/imx.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> index fe368a4..bc2f2a2f 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
> @@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static int imx_uart_dma_init(struct imx_port *sport)
>  		goto err;
>  	}
>  
> -	sport->rx_buf = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	sport->rx_buf = kzalloc(RX_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!sport->rx_buf) {
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
>  		goto err;
Acked-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-könig@...gtronix.de>


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