[PATCH 2/3] ehea: Fix mem allocations which require page alignment

From: Thomas Klein
Date: Wed Jan 21 2009 - 09:53:54 EST


PAGE_SIZE allocations via slab are not guaranteed to be page-aligned. Fixed
all memory allocations where page alignment is required by firmware.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Klein <tklein@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
Thanks to Nathan Lynch for this hint!

diff -Nurp -X dontdiff linux-2.6.29-rc2/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c patched_kernel/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
--- linux-2.6.29-rc2/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c 2009-01-21 13:24:54.000000000 +0100
+++ patched_kernel/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c 2009-01-21 13:36:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *ehea_get

memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));

- cb2 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ cb2 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!cb2) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb2");
goto out;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *ehea_get
stats->rx_packets = rx_packets;

out_herr:
- kfree(cb2);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb2);
out:
return stats;
}
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ int ehea_sense_port_attr(struct ehea_por
struct hcp_ehea_port_cb0 *cb0;

/* may be called via ehea_neq_tasklet() */
- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!cb0) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb0");
ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ int ehea_sense_port_attr(struct ehea_por
out_free:
if (ret || netif_msg_probe(port))
ehea_dump(cb0, sizeof(*cb0), "ehea_sense_port_attr");
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);
out:
return ret;
}
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ int ehea_set_portspeed(struct ehea_port
u64 hret;
int ret = 0;

- cb4 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb4 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb4) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb4");
ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ int ehea_set_portspeed(struct ehea_port
if (!prop_carrier_state || (port->phy_link == EHEA_PHY_LINK_UP))
netif_carrier_on(port->netdev);

- kfree(cb4);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb4);
out:
return ret;
}
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ static int ehea_configure_port(struct eh
struct hcp_ehea_port_cb0 *cb0;

ret = -ENOMEM;
- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb0)
goto out;

@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ static int ehea_configure_port(struct eh
ret = 0;

out_free:
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);
out:
return ret;
}
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ static int ehea_set_mac_addr(struct net_
goto out;
}

- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb0) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb0");
ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ out_upregs:
ehea_update_bcmc_registrations();
spin_unlock(&ehea_bcmc_regs.lock);
out_free:
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);
out:
return ret;
}
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ static void ehea_promiscuous(struct net_
if ((enable && port->promisc) || (!enable && !port->promisc))
return;

- cb7 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ cb7 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!cb7) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb7");
goto out;
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ static void ehea_promiscuous(struct net_

port->promisc = enable;
out:
- kfree(cb7);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb7);
return;
}

@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_register(struct

port->vgrp = grp;

- cb1 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb1 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb1) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb1");
goto out;
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_register(struct
if (hret != H_SUCCESS)
ehea_error("modify_ehea_port failed");

- kfree(cb1);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb1);
out:
return;
}
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct
int index;
u64 hret;

- cb1 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb1 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb1) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb1");
goto out;
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct
if (hret != H_SUCCESS)
ehea_error("modify_ehea_port failed");
out:
- kfree(cb1);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb1);
return;
}

@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct

vlan_group_set_device(port->vgrp, vid, NULL);

- cb1 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb1 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb1) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb1");
goto out;
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ static void ehea_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct
if (hret != H_SUCCESS)
ehea_error("modify_ehea_port failed");
out:
- kfree(cb1);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb1);
return;
}

@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ int ehea_activate_qp(struct ehea_adapter
u64 dummy64 = 0;
struct hcp_modify_qp_cb0 *cb0;

- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb0) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ int ehea_activate_qp(struct ehea_adapter

ret = 0;
out:
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);
return ret;
}

@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ int ehea_stop_qps(struct net_device *dev
u64 dummy64 = 0;
u16 dummy16 = 0;

- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb0) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ int ehea_stop_qps(struct net_device *dev

ret = 0;
out:
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);

return ret;
}
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ int ehea_restart_qps(struct net_device *
u64 dummy64 = 0;
u16 dummy16 = 0;

- cb0 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb0 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb0) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ int ehea_restart_qps(struct net_device *
ehea_refill_rq3(pr, 0);
}
out:
- kfree(cb0);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb0);

return ret;
}
@@ -2950,7 +2950,7 @@ int ehea_sense_adapter_attr(struct ehea_
u64 hret;
int ret;

- cb = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ int ehea_sense_adapter_attr(struct ehea_
ret = 0;

out_herr:
- kfree(cb);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb);
out:
return ret;
}
@@ -2981,7 +2981,7 @@ int ehea_get_jumboframe_status(struct eh
*jumbo = 0;

/* (Try to) enable *jumbo frames */
- cb4 = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ cb4 = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cb4) {
ehea_error("no mem for cb4");
ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ int ehea_get_jumboframe_status(struct eh
} else
ret = -EINVAL;

- kfree(cb4);
+ free_page((unsigned long)cb4);
}
out:
return ret;
diff -Nurp -X dontdiff linux-2.6.29-rc2/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_qmr.c patched_kernel/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_qmr.c
--- linux-2.6.29-rc2/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_qmr.c 2009-01-16 21:43:00.000000000 +0100
+++ patched_kernel/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_qmr.c 2009-01-21 13:36:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ void ehea_error_data(struct ehea_adapter
unsigned long ret;
u64 *rblock;

- rblock = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ rblock = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
if (!rblock) {
ehea_error("Cannot allocate rblock memory.");
return;
@@ -1022,5 +1022,5 @@ void ehea_error_data(struct ehea_adapter
else
ehea_error("Error data could not be fetched: %llX", res_handle);

- kfree(rblock);
+ free_page((unsigned long)rblock);
}
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