linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib: Replace calls to __get_free_pages() with __get_dma

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706070347130.2221@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2007 03:47:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib:  Replace calls to __get_free_pages() with
 __get_dma_pages().

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
...
> FWIW I prefer:
>
>   GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_DMA
>   GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_DMA
>
> and
>
>   GFP_DMA
>
> That is, when used as a modifier use __GFP_, when used as a class
> use GFP_.

that sounds eminently reasonable, i'll go with that.

rday
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