Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 3 Aug 2018 12:31:21 +0200 | From | "" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] firmware: make sure builtin firmware is page alignment |
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On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 08:42:25AM +0000, Zhang, Ning A wrote: > 在 2018-08-03五的 07:39 +0200,Greg KH写道: > > On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 09:45:21AM +0800, Zhang Ning wrote: > > > when firmware is in filesystem, request_firmware will load it, > > > and copy it to vmalloc memory, that is page align memory. > > > > > > but when firmware is builtin, it is 8 bytes or 4 bytes alignment. > > > > > > make sure builtin firmware is page algnment, that can simplify > > > algorithm > > > to handle firmware. > > > > How is it simplified? I don't see any such change like that here :( > > > Thank you for review this patch. > > When driver handles its firmware based on page, like below: > > struct page *p; > p = vmalloc_to_page(fw->data); // for filesystem firmware > p = virt_to_page(fw->data); // for builtin firmware > > but if builtin firmware is not page alignment, page pointer for builtin > firmware is wrong, it contains memory not belong to firmware. drivers > has to use additional code to handle this. > > if builtin firmware is also page alignment, no need additional code to > handle builtin firmware. simplified.
But you did not change anything like this in your code, so why would I know this?
Please fix this up submit this properly.
greg k-h
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