linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: fix scheduling while atomic bugs

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Date:   Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:01:22 +0200
From:   Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk, martin@...ser.cx,
        fmdefrancesco@...il.com, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: fix scheduling while atomic bugs

These allocations are sometimes done under a spin lock so they
have to be atomic. The function call tree is:

-> update_beacon() <- takes a spin lock
   -> update_BCNTIM()
      -> set_tx_beacon_cmd()

Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index f6ee72d5af09..b7df269e4149 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -8129,13 +8129,13 @@ u8 set_tx_beacon_cmd(struct adapter *padapter)
 	u8 res = _SUCCESS;
 	int len_diff = 0;
 
-	ph2c = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ph2c = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cmd_obj), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!ph2c) {
 		res = _FAIL;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	ptxBeacon_parm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct Tx_Beacon_param), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ptxBeacon_parm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct Tx_Beacon_param), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!ptxBeacon_parm) {
 		kfree(ph2c);
 		res = _FAIL;
-- 
2.32.0