linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3] ARM: imx: Add iram allocator functions

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Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:55:51 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.ml.walleij@...il.com>
To:	Dinh.Nguyen@...escale.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	s.hauer@...gutronix.de, r.schwebel@...gutronix.de,
	valentin.longchamp@...l.ch, daniel@...aq.de,
	grant.likely@...retlab.ca, amit.kucheria@...onical.com,
	xiao-lizhang@...escale.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3] ARM: imx: Add iram allocator functions

2010/10/5  <Dinh.Nguyen@...escale.com>:

> Add iram allocation functions using GENERIC_ALLOCATOR. The
> allocation size is 4KB multiples to guarantee alignment. The
> idea for these functions is for i.MX platforms to use them
> to dynamically allocate IRAM usage.

Neither here...

> +config IRAM_ALLOC
> +       bool "Enable IRAM allocator"
> +       select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
> +       help
> +         Select this to have access to generic IRAM allocation functions that
> +         use the GENERIC_ALLOCATOR.  The allocation size is 4KB multiples to
> +         guarantee alignment. The idea for these functions is for i.MX platforms
> +         to use them to dynamically allocate IRAM usage.

Nor here is is explained what an IRAM is.

What is it? Is this yet another fancy name for on-chip-memory?

And why I? = Initial? Interrupt? ...?

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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