Re: [RFT] rtl8187: use DMA-aware buffers with usb_control_msg

From: Larry Finger
Date: Sat May 09 2009 - 17:25:02 EST


John W. Linville wrote:
>
> Yeah, I don't like the original version either. Even if the kmalloc's
> aren't a big performance hit, the failure path sucks. I've included a
> new version below, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to test it.
> Please give it a try if you get a chance?

This one tests just fine here running on the latest pull of wireless testing
(v2.6.30-rc4-22732-gd879ac6). I think there is a leak of priv->io_dmabuf when
the driver is unloaded, and kfree(priv->io_dmabuf) should be added to
rtl8187_disconnect(). Otherwise ACK.

Larry

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