[patch 12/20] i810fb_cursor(): use GFP_ATOMIC

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Mar 24 2006 - 23:30:38 EST


-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@xxxxxxx>

The console cursor can be called in atomic context. Change memory
allocation to use the GFP_ATOMIC flag in i810fb_cursor().

Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---

drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.16.orig/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c
+++ linux-2.6.16/drivers/video/i810/i810_main.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static int i810fb_cursor(struct fb_info
int size = ((cursor->image.width + 7) >> 3) *
cursor->image.height;
int i;
- u8 *data = kmalloc(64 * 8, GFP_KERNEL);
+ u8 *data = kmalloc(64 * 8, GFP_ATOMIC);

if (data == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;

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