1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
index eb05a3c82a9e..bbcf970068ad 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sx4.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ enum {
                                           PDC_TIMER_MASK_INT,
 };
 
+#define ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ (128 * 1024)
 
 struct pdc_port_priv {
         u8                      dimm_buf[(ATA_PRD_SZ * ATA_MAX_PRD) + 512];
@@ -1280,7 +1281,6 @@ static unsigned int pdc20621_dimm_init(struct ata_host *host)
 {
         int speed, size, length;
         u32 addr, spd0, pci_status;
-        u32 tmp = 0;
         u32 time_period = 0;
         u32 tcount = 0;
         u32 ticks = 0;
@@ -1395,14 +1395,17 @@ static unsigned int pdc20621_dimm_init(struct ata_host *host)
         pdc20621_i2c_read(host, PDC_DIMM0_SPD_DEV_ADDRESS,
                           PDC_DIMM_SPD_TYPE, &spd0);
         if (spd0 == 0x02) {
+                void *buf;
                 VPRINTK("Start ECC initialization\n");
                 addr = 0;
                 length = size * 1024 * 1024;
+                buf = kzalloc(ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ, GFP_KERNEL);
                 while (addr < length) {
-                        pdc20621_put_to_dimm(host, (void *) &tmp, addr,
-                                             sizeof(u32));
-                        addr += sizeof(u32);
+                        pdc20621_put_to_dimm(host, buf, addr,
+                                             ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ);
+                        addr += ECC_ERASE_BUF_SZ;
                 }
+                kfree(buf);
                 VPRINTK("Finish ECC initialization\n");
         }
         return 0;