Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Mar 2001 00:29:12 +0000 | From | Kenn Humborg <> | Subject | Re: kmalloc() alignment |
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On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 04:15:36PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > So, to summarise (for 32-bit CPUs): > > > > o Alan Cox & Manfred Spraul say 4-byte alignment is guaranteed. > > > > o If you need larger alignment, you need to alloc a larger space, > > round as necessary, and keep the original pointer for kfree() > > > > Maybe I'll just use get_free_pages, since it's a 64KB chunk that > > I need (and it's only a once-off). > > > > It might be worth asking the question if larger blocks are more > aligned?
OK, I'll bite...
Are larger blocks more aligned?
Later, Kenn
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