linux-kernel - Re: [LKML] Re: [PATCH v3] ad7877: keep dma rx buffers in seperate cache lines

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimi3hZ_v8bKDcNPqXzTz2r9LputwmN47uhsLf6V@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 May 2010 14:28:34 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>, npiggin@...e.de,
	marc@...silica.com, jw@...ix.com, cl@...ux.com,
	penberg@...helsinki.fi, mpm@...enic.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	os@...ix.com, Michael.Hennerich@...log.com,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dg@...ix.com, osw@...ix.com, rientjes@...gle.com,
	dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	chris@...kel.net, Piet.Delaney@...silica.com
Subject: Re: [LKML] Re: [PATCH v3] ad7877: keep dma rx buffers in seperate 
	cache lines

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 14:11, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 10:37:05AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 01:28, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
>> > I guess that it would be better to start a new thread about this issue.
>>
>> will do
>
> In the mean time I will be applying the version of the patch with
> ___cacheline_aligned and buffers at the end, 'k?

i dont see a problem with it, and regardless of the route we choose to
go with kmalloc(), this change will be needed ...
-mike
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