linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [0/13] General DMA zone rework

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0803071841020.12220@schroedinger.engr.sgi.com>
Date:	Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:42:21 -0800 (PST)
From:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [0/13] General DMA zone rework

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Andi Kleen wrote:

> The longer term goal is to convert all GFP_DMA allocations
> to always specify the correct mask and then eventually remove
> GFP_DMA.
> 
> Especially I hope kmalloc/kmem_cache_alloc GFP_DMA can be
> removed soon. I have some patches to eliminate those users.
> Then slab wouldn't need to maintain DMA caches anymore.

That would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for doing this.


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