linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: make net and forcedeth to use kmalloc

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Message-ID: <20070704084938.GA19515@infradead.org>
Date:	Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:49:38 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Yinghai Lu <Yinghai.Lu@....COM>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: make net and forcedeth to use kmalloc_node

On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 11:58:40AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >  
> >  	while (np->put_rx.orig != less_rx) {
> > -		struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(np->rx_buf_sz + NV_RX_ALLOC_PAD);
> > +		struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb_node(np->rx_buf_sz + NV_RX_ALLOC_PAD, dev_to_node(&dev->dev));
> 
> If we're going to do this then it would probably make sense to change
> dev_alloc_skb_node() so that it takes a `struct net_device *' rather than a
> bare node-id.  That's a call which the net guys will need to make, which is
> why we cc them on our emails.

That thing is called netdev_alloc_skb and already exists.  And it's indeed
what they should be using in the rx path.

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