2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 8030f6245d82..a0360ae10d0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC64)     += checksum_64.o copypage_64.o copyuser_64.o \
                            memcpy_64.o usercopy_64.o mem_64.o string.o \
                            strcase.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE) += rheap.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XMON)      += sstep.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64),y)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c
index 31e511856dc5..57bf991ccd6e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/rheap.c
@@ -423,17 +423,21 @@ void *rh_detach_region(rh_info_t * info, void *start, int size)
         return (void *)s;
 }
 
-void *rh_alloc(rh_info_t * info, int size, const char *owner)
+void *rh_alloc_align(rh_info_t * info, int size, int alignment, const char *owner)
 {
         struct list_head *l;
         rh_block_t *blk;
         rh_block_t *newblk;
         void *start;
 
-        /* Validate size */
-        if (size <= 0)
+        /* Validate size, (must be power of two) */
+        if (size <= 0 || (alignment & (alignment - 1)) != 0)
                 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
+        /* given alignment larger that default rheap alignment */
+        if (alignment > info->alignment)
+                size += alignment - 1;
+
         /* Align to configured alignment */
         size = (size + (info->alignment - 1)) & ~(info->alignment - 1);
 
@@ -476,15 +480,27 @@ void *rh_alloc(rh_info_t * info, int size, const char *owner)
 
         attach_taken_block(info, newblk);
 
+        /* for larger alignment return fixed up pointer  */
+        /* this is no problem with the deallocator since */
+        /* we scan for pointers that lie in the blocks   */
+        if (alignment > info->alignment)
+                start = (void *)(((unsigned long)start + alignment - 1) &
+                                ~(alignment - 1));
+
         return start;
 }
 
+void *rh_alloc(rh_info_t * info, int size, const char *owner)
+{
+        return rh_alloc_align(info, size, info->alignment, owner);
+}
+
 /* allocate at precisely the given address */
 void *rh_alloc_fixed(rh_info_t * info, void *start, int size, const char *owner)
 {
         struct list_head *l;
         rh_block_t *blk, *newblk1, *newblk2;
-        unsigned long s, e, m, bs, be;
+        unsigned long s, e, m, bs = 0, be = 0;
 
         /* Validate size */
         if (size <= 0)