linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] alloc_percpu() fails to allocate percpu data

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Message-Id: <20080227122451.6a3b5565.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:24:51 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Cc:	dada1@...mosbay.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com, travis@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alloc_percpu() fails to allocate percpu data

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:59:32 -0800 (PST)
Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com> wrote:

> Any decision made on what to do about this one? Mike or I can 
> repost the per cpu allocator against mm? The fix by Eric could be used 
> in the interim for 2.6.24?
> 

I suppose I'll merge Eric's patch when I've tested it fully (well, as fully
as I test stuff).

It'd be nice to get that cache_line_size()/L1_CACHE_BYTES/L1_CACHE_ALIGN()
mess sorted out.  If it's a mess - I _think_ it is?


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