Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: function: Replace GFP_KERNEL with GFP_ATOMIC

[Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@mina86.com>]

On Fri, Feb 20 2015, Tapasweni Pathak wrote:
> To avoid deadlock, do not call blocking functions with spinlocks held.
>
> Replace GFP_KERNEL with GFP_ATOMIC, as the latter will fail if the heap
> doesn't have enough free pages but will not sleep and hence deadlock can
> be avoided.
>
> Found by Coccinelle.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tapasweni Pathak <tapaswenipathak@gmail.com>
> ---
> Is there any other way this can be fixed as it is better to avoid GFP_ATOMIC?

I think there is.  A patchset will follow this reply.

>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
> index af98b09..8a25d30 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c
> @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ static ssize_t ffs_epfile_io(struct file *file, struct ffs_io_data *io_data)
>  		}
>
>  		if (io_data->aio) {
> -			req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_KERNEL);
> +			req = usb_ep_alloc_request(ep->ep, GFP_ATOMIC);
>  			if (unlikely(!req))
>  				goto error_lock;
>

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