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Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method

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Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Brent,
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 3:23 AM, Brent Taylor <motobud@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Brent,
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Brent Taylor <motobud@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
>>>> @@ -673,10 +673,15 @@ static int ath6kl_get_fw(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *filename,
>>>>                 return ret;
>>>>
>>>>         *fw_len = fw_entry->size;
>>>> -       *fw = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>> +   if (&ar->fw == fw)
>>>> +               *fw = vmalloc(fw_entry->size);
>>>> +   else
>>>> +               *fw = kmalloc(fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL)
>>>
>>>           Why vmalloc and kmalloc both are required? can't use either
>>> vmalloc or kmalloc?
>>
>> My original problem was that kmemdup (which uses kmalloc) could not
>> allocate enough memory
>
> If kmemdump ( which uses kmalloc) could not allocate memory then
> using kmalloc again can lead to same problem.
> I guess it will be correct to use
>             *fw = vmalloc(fw_entry->size);
> Correct me if i am wrong.

That sounds best. But remember take into account DMA requirements, IIRC
you cannot DMA from vmalloc memory on all platforms.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 20:30 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Brent Taylor <motobud@gmail.com> - 2015-12-21 23:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 10:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com> - 2015-12-22 10:20 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@gmail.com> - 2015-12-29 19:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc to allocate ar->fw for api1 method Dan Kephart <Dan.Kephart@lairdtech.com> - 2015-12-21 23:10 +0100

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