UBI: use vmalloc for large buffers

UBI allocates temporary buffers of PEB size, which may be 256KiB.
Use vmalloc instead of kmalloc for such big temporary buffers.

Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>

9 files changed, 41 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 555d594..054a88d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static void detach_mtd_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	uif_close(ubi);
 	ubi_eba_close(ubi);
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 	put_mtd_device(ubi->mtd);
 	kfree(ubi_devices[ubi_num]);
 	ubi_devices[ubi_num] = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index 959044a..34375ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int vol_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		ubi_warn("update of volume %d not finished, volume is damaged",
 			 vol->vol_id);
 		vol->updating = 0;
-		kfree(vol->upd_buf);
+		vfree(vol->upd_buf);
 	}
 
 	ubi_close_volume(desc);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_read(struct file *file, __user char *buf, size_t count,
 	tbuf_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (count < tbuf_size)
 		tbuf_size = ALIGN(count, ubi->min_io_size);
-	tbuf = kmalloc(tbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	tbuf = vmalloc(tbuf_size);
 	if (!tbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_read(struct file *file, __user char *buf, size_t count,
 		len = count > tbuf_size ? tbuf_size : count;
 	} while (count);
 
-	kfree(tbuf);
+	vfree(tbuf);
 	return err ? err : count_save - count;
 }
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_direct_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	tbuf_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (count < tbuf_size)
 		tbuf_size = ALIGN(count, ubi->min_io_size);
-	tbuf = kmalloc(tbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	tbuf = vmalloc(tbuf_size);
 	if (!tbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_direct_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		len = count > tbuf_size ? tbuf_size : count;
 	}
 
-	kfree(tbuf);
+	vfree(tbuf);
 	return err ? err : count_save - count;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 7c6b223..6964fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ retry:
 		goto write_error;
 
 	data_size = offset + len;
-	new_buf = kmalloc(data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_buf = vmalloc(data_size);
 	if (!new_buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_put;
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ retry:
 	if (offset > 0) {
 		err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, new_buf, pnum, 0, offset);
 		if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
-			kfree(new_buf);
+			vfree(new_buf);
 			goto out_put;
 		}
 	}
@@ -544,11 +544,11 @@ retry:
 
 	err = ubi_io_write_data(ubi, new_buf, new_pnum, 0, data_size);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(new_buf);
+		vfree(new_buf);
 		goto write_error;
 	}
 
-	kfree(new_buf);
+	vfree(new_buf);
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
 
 	vol->eba_tbl[lnum] = new_pnum;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 		data_size = aldata_size =
 			    ubi->leb_size - ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
 
-	buf = kmalloc(aldata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(aldata_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	 */
 	err = leb_write_lock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(buf);
+		vfree(buf);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 		 * We've written the data and are going to read it back to make
 		 * sure it was written correctly.
 		 */
-		buf1 = kmalloc(aldata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf1 = vmalloc(aldata_size);
 		if (!buf1) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -1111,15 +1111,15 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	vol->eba_tbl[lnum] = to;
 
 	leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
-	kfree(buf);
-	kfree(buf1);
+	vfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf1);
 
 	return 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
-	kfree(buf);
-	kfree(buf1);
+	vfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf1);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index 438914d..7bb473e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int torture_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	void *buf;
 	int err, i, patt_count;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(ubi->peb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(ubi->peb_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ out:
 		 * physical eraseblock which means something is wrong with it.
 		 */
 		err = -EIO;
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1224,9 +1224,10 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	void *buf;
 	loff_t addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 
-	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	memset(buf, 0, len);
 
 	err = ubi->mtd->read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, buf);
 	if (err && err != -EUCLEAN) {
@@ -1242,7 +1243,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -1252,7 +1253,7 @@ fail:
 	err = 1;
 error:
 	ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
index 38d4e67..9e2338c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 	if (vol->vol_type != UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
 		return 0;
 
-	buf = kmalloc(vol->usable_leb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(vol->usable_leb_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
index b24af21..cbd588d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	/* Read the data of the copy and check the CRC */
 
 	len = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
-	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_vidh;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		bitflips = !!err;
 	}
 
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
 
 	if (second_is_newer)
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	return second_is_newer | (bitflips << 1) | (corrupted << 2);
 
 out_free_buf:
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 out_free_vidh:
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
 	ubi_assert(err < 0);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index c26edea..5959f91 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 
 #include <mtd/ubi-header.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
index 8925b97..0efc586 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int ubi_start_update(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, long long bytes)
 			vol->updating = 0;
 	}
 
-	vol->upd_buf = kmalloc(ubi->leb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vol->upd_buf = vmalloc(ubi->leb_size);
 	if (!vol->upd_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int ubi_more_update_data(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id,
 		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
 		if (err == 0) {
 			err = to_write;
-			kfree(vol->upd_buf);
+			vfree(vol->upd_buf);
 			vol->updating = 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index 9926f1f..e3557b9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -381,11 +381,12 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 
 	/* Read both LEB 0 and LEB 1 into memory */
 	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb, seb, &sv->root, u.rb) {
-		leb[seb->lnum] = kzalloc(ubi->vtbl_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		leb[seb->lnum] = vmalloc(ubi->vtbl_size);
 		if (!leb[seb->lnum]) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
+		memset(leb[seb->lnum], 0, ubi->vtbl_size);
 
 		err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, leb[seb->lnum], seb->pnum, 0,
 				       ubi->vtbl_size);
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		}
 
 		/* Both LEB 1 and LEB 2 are OK and consistent */
-		kfree(leb[1]);
+		vfree(leb[1]);
 		return leb[0];
 	} else {
 		/* LEB 0 is corrupted or does not exist */
@@ -437,13 +438,13 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 			goto out_free;
 		ubi_msg("volume table was restored");
 
-		kfree(leb[0]);
+		vfree(leb[0]);
 		return leb[1];
 	}
 
 out_free:
-	kfree(leb[0]);
-	kfree(leb[1]);
+	vfree(leb[0]);
+	vfree(leb[1]);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
@@ -461,9 +462,10 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *create_empty_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	int i;
 	struct ubi_vtbl_record *vtbl;
 
-	vtbl = kzalloc(ubi->vtbl_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vtbl = vmalloc(ubi->vtbl_size);
 	if (!vtbl)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	memset(vtbl, 0, ubi->vtbl_size);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++)
 		memcpy(&vtbl[i], &empty_vtbl_record, UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE);
@@ -473,7 +475,7 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *create_empty_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 
 		err = create_vtbl(ubi, si, i, vtbl);
 		if (err) {
-			kfree(vtbl);
+			vfree(vtbl);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
 	}
@@ -784,7 +786,7 @@ int ubi_read_volume_table(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si)
 	return 0;
 
 out_free:
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots + UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT; i++)
 		if (ubi->volumes[i]) {
 			kfree(ubi->volumes[i]);