netdev - Re: [KJ] [KJ PATCH] Replacing alloc_pages(gfp, 0) with alloc

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Message-ID: <a901b49a0706130728q1d8f95a5h1d9a7c66a966e3c2@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:58:31 +0530
From:	psr <pradeep.rautela@...il.com>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
Cc:	"Shani Moideen" <shani.moideen@...ro.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org
Subject: Re: [KJ] [KJ PATCH] Replacing alloc_pages(gfp, 0) with alloc_page(gfp) in net/core/pktgen.c

On 6/13/07, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com> wrote:
[snip]
> >
> > Does this makes any difference anyway? Both are same eventually?
> > What is the rational behind this? Can you please help me
> > understanding this?
>
> since this is one of the TO DO items i added to the list of things at
> the wiki:
>
> http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Memory_allocation_cleanup
>
> i'll just toss in my $0.02.  if a short (more convenient) form of a
> routine has been defined, it should be used.  if you have no plans to
> use it, it shouldn't have been defined in the first place.

Oh... agreed

Thanks
--pradeep
>
> in short, make a consistent decision and go with it.
>
> rday
> --
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>
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