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Subject: Re: SLAB vs. pci_alloc_xxx in usb-uhci patch
To: rmk@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 02:09:10 +0000 (GMT)
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> At the time, I didn't feel like creating a custom sub-allocator just
> for USB, and since then I haven't had the inclination nor motivation
> to go back to trying to get my USB mouse or iPAQ communicating via USB.
> (I've not used this USB port for 3 years anyway).
> 
> I'd be good to get it done "properly" at some point though.

Something like

struct pci_pool *pci_alloc_consistent_pool(int objectsize, int align)

pci_alloc_pool_consistent(pool,..
pci_free_pool_consistent(pool,..

??

Where the pool allocator does page grabbing and chaining >


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