linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: qcom: bam

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Date:   Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:28:55 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Jeffrey Hugo <jeffrey.l.hugo@...il.com>
Cc:     agross@...nel.org, bjorn.andersson@...aro.org,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: Fix resource leak

On 17-10-19, 08:26, Jeffrey Hugo wrote:
> bam_dma_terminate_all() will leak resources if any of the transactions are
> committed to the hardware (present in the desc fifo), and not complete.
> Since bam_dma_terminate_all() does not cause the hardware to be updated,
> the hardware will still operate on any previously committed transactions.
> This can cause memory corruption if the memory for the transaction has been
> reassigned, and will cause a sync issue between the BAM and its client(s).
> 
> Fix this by properly updating the hardware in bam_dma_terminate_all().

Applied and marked stable, thanks

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~Vinod