Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 28 Nov 2015 12:58:30 -0600 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Use vmalloc for loading firmware using api1 method | From | Brent Taylor <> |
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Sorry, the first e-mail was sent via gmail and I forgot about sending it in plain text mode.
Whats the status on this patch? I don't see it on patchwork anymore nor is it in any of the git trees I checked.
Thanks, Brent
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Brent Taylor <motobud@gmail.com> wrote: > Signed-off-by: Brent Taylor <motobud@gmail.com> > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c | 15 +++++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c > index 6e473fa..2155739 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c > @@ -673,10 +673,17 @@ 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 (*fw == NULL) > - ret = -ENOMEM; > + if (&ar->fw == fw) { > + *fw = vmalloc(fw_entry->size); > + if (*fw == NULL) > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + else > + memcpy(*fw, fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size); > + } else { > + *fw = kmemdup(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (*fw == NULL) > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + } > > release_firmware(fw_entry); > > -- > 2.6.1 >
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