[PATCH v2] ARM: dma-mapping: modify condition check while freeing pages

Marek Szyprowski m.szyprowski at samsung.com
Mon Jul 16 03:30:40 EDT 2012


Hello,

On Monday, July 09, 2012 11:04 AM Prathyush K wrote:

> WARNING: at mm/vmalloc.c:1471 __iommu_free_buffer+0xcc/0xd0()
> Trying to vfree() nonexistent vm area (ef095000)
> Modules linked in:
> [<c0015a18>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xfc) from [<c0025a94>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x54/0x64)
> [<c0025a94>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x54/0x64) from [<c0025b38>] (warn_slowpath_fmt+0x30/0x40)
> [<c0025b38>] (warn_slowpath_fmt+0x30/0x40) from [<c0016de0>] (__iommu_free_buffer+0xcc/0xd0)
> [<c0016de0>] (__iommu_free_buffer+0xcc/0xd0) from [<c0229a5c>]
> (exynos_drm_free_buf+0xe4/0x138)
> [<c0229a5c>] (exynos_drm_free_buf+0xe4/0x138) from [<c022b358>]
> (exynos_drm_gem_destroy+0x80/0xfc)
> [<c022b358>] (exynos_drm_gem_destroy+0x80/0xfc) from [<c0211230>]
> (drm_gem_object_free+0x28/0x34)
> [<c0211230>] (drm_gem_object_free+0x28/0x34) from [<c0211bd0>]
> (drm_gem_object_release_handle+0xcc/0xd8)
> [<c0211bd0>] (drm_gem_object_release_handle+0xcc/0xd8) from [<c01abe10>]
> (idr_for_each+0x74/0xb8)
> [<c01abe10>] (idr_for_each+0x74/0xb8) from [<c02114e4>] (drm_gem_release+0x1c/0x30)
> [<c02114e4>] (drm_gem_release+0x1c/0x30) from [<c0210ae8>] (drm_release+0x608/0x694)
> [<c0210ae8>] (drm_release+0x608/0x694) from [<c00b75a0>] (fput+0xb8/0x228)
> [<c00b75a0>] (fput+0xb8/0x228) from [<c00b40c4>] (filp_close+0x64/0x84)
> [<c00b40c4>] (filp_close+0x64/0x84) from [<c0029d54>] (put_files_struct+0xe8/0x104)
> [<c0029d54>] (put_files_struct+0xe8/0x104) from [<c002b930>] (do_exit+0x608/0x774)
> [<c002b930>] (do_exit+0x608/0x774) from [<c002bae4>] (do_group_exit+0x48/0xb4)
> [<c002bae4>] (do_group_exit+0x48/0xb4) from [<c002bb60>] (sys_exit_group+0x10/0x18)
> [<c002bb60>] (sys_exit_group+0x10/0x18) from [<c000ee80>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x30)
> 
> This patch modifies the condition while freeing to match the condition
> used while allocation. This fixes the above warning which arises when
> array size is equal to PAGE_SIZE where allocation is done using kzalloc
> but free is done using vfree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Prathyush K <prathyush.k at samsung.com>

I've applied it to my fixes branch. Thanks for spotting the issue!

Best regards
-- 
Marek Szyprowski
Samsung Poland R&D Center





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