linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: small cleanups

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Date:	Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:12:27 +0200
From:	"Miguel Ojeda" <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:	"Akinobu Mita" <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Miguel Ojeda Sandonis" <maxextreme@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: small cleanups

On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com> wrote:
> - Use BUILD_BUG_ON for CFAG12864B_SIZE instead of runtime-check
>
> - Use get_zeroed_page()

Thank you very much! I will test it soon (~10th of July). In the meantime:

Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <maxextreme@...il.com>

>
> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
> Cc: Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <maxextreme@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c |   13 ++-----------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> Index: 2.6-git/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c
> ===================================================================
> --- 2.6-git.orig/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c
> +++ 2.6-git/drivers/auxdisplay/cfag12864b.c
> @@ -336,16 +336,9 @@ static int __init cfag12864b_init(void)
>                        "ks0108 is not initialized\n");
>                goto none;
>        }
> +       BUILD_BUG_ON(PAGE_SIZE < CFAG12864B_SIZE);
>
> -       if (PAGE_SIZE < CFAG12864B_SIZE) {
> -               printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864B_NAME ": ERROR: "
> -                       "page size (%i) < cfag12864b size (%i)\n",
> -                       (unsigned int)PAGE_SIZE, CFAG12864B_SIZE);
> -               ret = -ENOMEM;
> -               goto none;
> -       }
> -
> -       cfag12864b_buffer = (unsigned char *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> +       cfag12864b_buffer = (unsigned char *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
>        if (cfag12864b_buffer == NULL) {
>                printk(KERN_ERR CFAG12864B_NAME ": ERROR: "
>                        "can't get a free page\n");
> @@ -367,8 +360,6 @@ static int __init cfag12864b_init(void)
>        if (cfag12864b_workqueue == NULL)
>                goto cachealloced;
>
> -       memset(cfag12864b_buffer, 0, CFAG12864B_SIZE);
> -
>        cfag12864b_clear();
>        cfag12864b_on();
>
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