From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tony Cheneau Subject: [PATCH net-next 12/15] 6lowpan: make memory allocation atomic during 6lowpan header creation Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:09:54 -0400 Message-ID: <1350965397-12384-13-git-send-email-tony.cheneau@amnesiak.org> References: <1350965397-12384-1-git-send-email-tony.cheneau@amnesiak.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Alan Ott , linux-zigbee-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: "David S. Miller" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1350965397-12384-1-git-send-email-tony.cheneau-jNfjcPZKvDhg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-zigbee-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org This is prevent various crashes when using the serial driver (not yet in the tree). Signed-off-by: Tony Cheneau --- net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c index 9c7ac2e..70ff171 100644 --- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c +++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan.c @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int lowpan_header_create(struct sk_buff *skb, /* TODO: * if this package isn't ipv6 one, where should it be routed? */ - head = kzalloc(100, GFP_KERNEL); + head = kzalloc(100, GFP_ATOMIC); if (head == NULL) return -ENOMEM; -- 1.7.8.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct