linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] USB: use genalloc for USB HCs with local memory

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Date:   Wed, 29 May 2019 13:25:15 +0200
From:   "hch@....de" <hch@....de>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Laurentiu Tudor <laurentiu.tudor@....com>,
        "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "stern@...land.harvard.edu" <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "marex@...x.de" <marex@...x.de>, Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "robin.murphy@....com" <robin.murphy@....com>,
        "noring@...rew.org" <noring@...rew.org>,
        "JuergenUrban@....de" <JuergenUrban@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] USB: use genalloc for USB HCs with local memory

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 04:23:34AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> As long as GENERIC_ALLOCATOR works on all arches, yes, that's fine, but
> please verify that this is the case.

It works everywhere.  The issue here is just that it get pulled in
by default on most architetures, but not on all.