Messages in this thread |  | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Improve pci_alloc_consistent wrapper on preemptive kernels | | From | James Bottomley <> | | Date | 30 Jul 2004 16:13:39 -0400 |
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On Fri, 2004-07-30 at 16:02, Andrew Morton wrote: > We're paying for past sins here. I think it would be better to create a > new version of pci_alloc_consistent() which takes gfp_flags, then migrate > the drivers you care about to use it. That way the benefit is available on > non-preempt kernels too. > > The ultimate aim of course would be to deprecate then remove the old > function.
True, that's why it was added for dma_alloc_coherent().
Is there any need for a new wrapper? Why not just use dma_alloc_coherent() from now on?
James
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