Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:34:55 -0700 | From | Jesse Barnes <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 9/9] x86: allocate space within a region top-down |
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On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:41:54 -0600 Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> wrote:
> > Request that allocate_resource() use available space from high addresses > first, rather than the default of using low addresses first. > > The most common place this makes a difference is when we move or assign > new PCI device resources. Low addresses are generally scarce, so it's > better to use high addresses when possible. This follows Windows practice > for PCI allocation. > > Reference: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16228#c42 > Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@hp.com> > ---
Ok, applied this version to -next. It's been going through distros and lots of testing despite a lack of recent coverage in PCI -next, so I'm planning to send it to Linus this week. We probably won't catch much more until it hits his tree anyway...
Thanks, -- Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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