| Message ID | 1445960860-3396-1-git-send-email-saurabh.truth@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Rejected |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c index 8c014b3..cd1f911 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int ib_nl_send_msg(struct ib_sa_query *query) if (len <= 0) return -EMSGSIZE; - skb = nlmsg_new(len, GFP_KERNEL); + skb = nlmsg_new(len, GFP_ATOMIC); if (!skb) return -ENOMEM; @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static int ib_nl_send_msg(struct ib_sa_query *query) /* Repair the nlmsg header length */ nlmsg_end(skb, nlh); - ret = ibnl_multicast(skb, nlh, RDMA_NL_GROUP_LS, GFP_KERNEL); + ret = ibnl_multicast(skb, nlh, RDMA_NL_GROUP_LS, GFP_ATOMIC); if (!ret) ret = len; else
replace GFP_KERNEL with GFP_ATOMIC, as code while holding a spinlock should be atomic GFP_KERNEL may sleep and can cause deadlock, where as GFP_ATOMIC may fail but certainly avoids deadlock Signed-off-by: Saurabh Sengar <saurabh.truth@gmail.com> --- drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)