| Message ID | 1513070796-24283-1-git-send-email-baijiaju1990@163.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Delegated to: | Johannes Berg |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c index 10b075a..f2ebf4a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c @@ -3215,7 +3215,7 @@ static int hwsim_get_radio_nl(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info) if (!net_eq(wiphy_net(data->hw->wiphy), genl_info_net(info))) continue; - skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC); if (!skb) { res = -ENOMEM; goto out_err;
The driver may sleep under a spinlock. The function call path is: hwsim_get_radio_nl (acquire the spinlock) nlmsg_new(GFP_KERNEL) --> may sleep To fix it, GFP_KERNEL is replaced with GFP_ATOMIC. This bug is found by my static analysis tool(DSAC) and checked by my code review. Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@163.com> --- drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)