[PATCH] pci_alloc_consistent memory conservation

[Brian King]

>
>>Currently pci_alloc_consistent calls __get_free_pages to allocate
>>memory. This results in a lot of wasted memory if people call
>>pci_alloc_consistent a lot for odd sized allocations (which is what I
>>wanted to do). The attached patch changes pci_alloc_consistent to use
>>kmalloc and pci_map_single to accomplish the same function, with the
>>added benefit of kmalloc to reduce the amount of wasted memory.
>
>
> Keep in mind we need to use an entire page of TCE space for each
> allocation and TCE space is severely restricted by LPAR.

Good point. I didn't think about that.

> Check out the pci pool code in drivers/pci/pool.c, will that help
> your problem?

I think it will. Thanks



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Brian King
eServer Storage I/O
IBM Linux Technology Center


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