linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] staging: r8188eu: Use GFP

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Date:   Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:43:17 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] staging: r8188eu: Use GFP_ATOMIC under spin lock

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 08:53:14PM +0800, Yang Yingliang wrote:
> A spin lock is taken in __nat25_db_network_insert() and
> update_BCNTIM() is called under spin lock so we should
> use GFP_ATOMIC in both place.
> 
> Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>

Good spot.  This goes back to the original add a driver commit.  It used
to call rtw_malloc() but that was buggy.

Fixes: 15865124feed ("staging: r8188eu: introduce new core dir for RTL8188eu driver")

Reviewed-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>

regards,
dan carpenter