Regarding consistent_alloc

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Hi

If you implement the performance improvement I suggested earlier, I don't think
you need them. Another thing with consistent_xxx() is that you can not use
__pa() and __va() on addresses returned by the consistent_alloc et. al.

I think Dan Malek and/or Tom Rini knows more about these functions.

   Jocke

>
> Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Can someone tell what is the deal with these functions?
>
>                    ^ me
>
> >
> >
> > consistent_alloc et. al. are very useful to me now that I'm
> > cleaning up my QMC driver. But they are exported.
>
>                                          ^ not
>
> >
> >
> > Is there any reason why they are not exported for use by
> > modules?
> >
> > Also they appear to be tied to the PCI bus, a reduntant
> > dependancy IMHO.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
> > Pantelis Antoniou
> > INTRACOM S.A. Greece
> >
> > "> I read slashdot because it's so hard to find
> > >> anything else intelligent to read.
> >
> > Keep searching..."
> > -- as seen on slashdot --
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Sigh,
>
> Maybe I should read the mail more before hitting send.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Pantelis Antoniou
> INTRACOM S.A. Greece
>
> "> I read slashdot because it's so hard to find
> >> anything else intelligent to read.
>
> Keep searching..."
> -- as seen on slashdot --
>
>
>
>


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