netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] e1000e: use GFP

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:40:31 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"eric.dumazet@...il.com" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"greearb@...delatech.com" <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	"Allan, Bruce W" <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] e1000e: use GFP_KERNEL allocations at
 init time

On Mon, 2011-07-11 at 19:33 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:51:23 -0700
> 
> > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 14:53, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> >> Note : This patch is untested, I dont have the hardware
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> [PATCH net-next-2.6 2/2] e1000e: use GFP_KERNEL allocations at init time
> >>
> >> In process and sleep allowed context, favor GFP_KERNEL allocations over
> >> GFP_ATOMIC ones.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> >> CC: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> >> CC: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/net/e1000e/e1000.h  |    2 +-
> >>  drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c |   33 +++++++++++++++++----------------
> >>  2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> >>
> > 
> > Thanks Eric!  I have added the patch to my queue.
> 
> You can't until I put patch #1 into my tree, which adds the
> new interfaces used by this patch.

I applied patch #1 to my queue as well (for testing purposes) since I
saw that patch #2 was dependent.  If it passes testing, I (or Bruce)
will just ACK patch #2, that way you can apply both patches at the same
time.

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