linux-kernel - Re: lib/genalloc

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Date:   Thu, 1 Nov 2018 16:48:45 +0000
From:   "Stephen  Bates" <sbates@...thlin.com>
To:     Alexey Skidanov <alexey.skidanov@...el.com>,
        "danielmentz@...gle.com" <danielmentz@...gle.com>,
        "mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.co" <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.co>
CC:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: lib/genalloc

>    I use gen_pool_first_fit_align() as pool allocation algorithm allocating
>    buffers with requested alignment. But if a chunk base address is not
>    aligned to the requested alignment(from some reason), the returned
>    address is not aligned too.
    
Alexey

Can you try using gen_pool_first_fit_order_align()? Will that give you the alignment you need?

Stephen