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SubjectRe: [PATCH] firmware: make sure builtin firmware is page alignment
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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