netdev - [PATCH] usbnet: fix memory allocation in helpers

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:35:17 +0200
From:   Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH] usbnet: fix memory allocation in helpers

usbnet provides some helper functions that are also used in
the context of reset() operations. During a reset the other
drivers on a device are unable to operate. As that can be block
drivers, a driver for another interface cannot use paging
in its memory allocations without risking a deadlock.
Use GFP_NOIO in the helpers.

Fixes: 877bd862f32b8 ("usbnet: introduce usbnet 3 command helpers")
Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
---
 drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index c66d2a097b0c..02b915b1e142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ static int __usbnet_read_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
 	if (size) {
-		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ static int __usbnet_write_cmd(struct usbnet *dev, u8 cmd, u8 reqtype,
 		   cmd, reqtype, value, index, size);
 
 	if (data) {
-		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_NOIO);
 		if (!buf)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
-- 
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