Re: [PATCH] firewire: fw-ohci: plug dma memory leak in AR handler

From: Stefan Richter
Date: Wed Mar 26 2008 - 03:10:43 EST


Jarod Wilson wrote:
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ static void ar_context_tasklet(unsigned long data)
buffer = handle_ar_packet(ctx, buffer);
dma_free_coherent(ohci->card.device, PAGE_SIZE,
- buffer, buffer_bus);
+ start, start_bus);
ar_context_add_page(ctx);

On the other hand, why do we free a page + allocate a page?
Why don't we re-initialize and re-add the old page?
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