linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] cxgb3: remove __GFP

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Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:51:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	divy@...lsio.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	swise@...ngridcomputing.com, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] cxgb3: remove __GFP_NOFAIL usage

From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:25:21 -0700

> From: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>
> 
> Pre-allocate a skb at init time to be used for control messages to the HW
> if skb allocation fails.
> 
> Tolerate failures to send messages initializing some memories at the cost of
> parity error detection for these memories.
> Retry sending connection id release messages if both alloc_skb(GFP_ATOMIC)
> and alloc_skb(GFP_KERNEL) fail.
> Do not bring the interface up if messages binding queue set to port fail to
> be sent.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Divy Le Ray <divy@...lsio.com>

Applied.
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