netdev - [net v4 04/10] ch_ktls: incorrect use of GFP

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Date:   Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:32:19 +0530
From:   Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@...lsio.com>
To:     kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     secdev@...lsio.com, Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@...lsio.com>
Subject: [net v4 04/10] ch_ktls: incorrect use of GFP_KERNEL

Use of GFP_KERNEL under lock is not correct. Replacing it
with GFP_ATOMIC.

Signed-off-by: Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@...lsio.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/ch_ktls/chcr_ktls.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/ch_ktls/chcr_ktls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/ch_ktls/chcr_ktls.c
index a1448a1b38fd..379d4d1220b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/ch_ktls/chcr_ktls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/ch_ktls/chcr_ktls.c
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ static int chcr_end_part_handler(struct chcr_ktls_info *tx_info,
 	} else {
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
-		nskb = alloc_skb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		nskb = alloc_skb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!nskb)
 			return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 		/* copy complete record in skb */
-- 
2.18.1