linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/25] dyn_array and nr

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Message-ID: <4898E1B4.60101@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:26:44 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Dhaval Giani <dhaval@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/25] dyn_array and nr_irqs support v3

Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> i am working on dyn_array + condense irq_desc/irq_cfg.
> 
> it will use dyn_array to allocate 32 entry for irq_desc/irq_cfg, and
> will use get_irq_desc via list to distribute it. later if need more,
> will allocate more 32 entries....
> 
> so will send out v4.
> 

My understanding of dyn_array is that it only works at init time.  How 
does that work when you hotplug MSI-X devices?

	-hpa
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