On Thu, 12 Jul 2007, Ivan Kokshaysky wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 06:07:59PM +0100, Hugh Dickins wrote: > > > > + return __pci_alloc_consistent(dev, size, dma, GFP_ATOMIC); > > > > I was going to ask you why that needs to be GFP_ATOMIC on Alpha. > > But find you're following the example of asm-generic and others. > > So really should be asking Sparc how it gets away with GFP_KERNEL. > > According to DMA-mapping.txt GFP_ATOMIC is mandatory for > pci_alloc_consistent() since it can be called from interrupt context. > So sparc code is probably incorrect...
Hi Bill, we've veered away from the original topic, and are wondering how the sparc32 pci_alloc_consistent() gets away with using GFP_KERNEL, when GFP_ATOMIC seems to be required? Hugh - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
