[PATCH v3 1/2] PRUSS UIO driver support

Hans J. Koch hjk at hansjkoch.de
Wed Feb 23 12:37:25 EST 2011


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 07:22:40PM +0530, Pratheesh Gangadhar wrote:
> This patch implements PRUSS (Programmable Real-time Unit Sub System)
> UIO driver which exports SOC resources associated with PRUSS like
> I/O, memories and IRQs to user space. PRUSS is dual 32-bit RISC
> processors which is efficient in performing embedded tasks that
> require manipulation of packed memory mapped data structures and
> efficient in handling system events that have tight real time
> constraints. This driver is currently supported on Texas Instruments
> DA850, AM18xx and OMAPL1-38 devices.
> For example, PRUSS runs firmware for real-time critical industrial
> communication data link layer and communicates with application stack
> running in user space via shared memory and IRQs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pratheesh Gangadhar <pratheesh at ti.com>
> ---
>  drivers/uio/Kconfig     |   17 ++++
>  drivers/uio/Makefile    |    1 +
>  drivers/uio/uio_pruss.c |  223 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 241 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/uio/uio_pruss.c
> 

[...]

> +
> +static int __devinit pruss_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
> +{
> +	int ret = -ENODEV, count = 0;
> +	struct resource *regs_prussio, *regs_l3ram, *regs_ddr;
> +	struct uio_info *p;
> +
> +	info = kzalloc(sizeof(struct uio_info) * MAX_PRUSS_EVTOUT_INSTANCE,
> +		       GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!info)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	/* Power on PRU in case its not done as part of boot-loader */
> +	pruss_clk = clk_get(&dev->dev, "pruss");
> +	if (IS_ERR(pruss_clk)) {
> +		dev_err(&dev->dev, "Failed to get clock\n");
> +		ret = PTR_ERR(pruss_clk);
> +		return ret;

You leak memory here. What about freeing "info"?

> +	} else {
> +		clk_enable(pruss_clk);
> +	}

Thanks,
Hans




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