netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 2/2] bnx2x: allocate mac filtering pending list in PAGE

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Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:55:03 +0000
From:   "Mintz, Yuval" <Yuval.Mintz@...ium.com>
To:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Ariel.Elior@...gic.com" <Ariel.Elior@...gic.com>,
        "Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com" <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 net-next 2/2] bnx2x: allocate mac filtering pending
 list in PAGE_SIZE increments

> From: Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>
> 
> Currently, we can have high order page allocations that specify GFP_ATOMIC
> when configuring multicast MAC address filters.
> 
> For example, we have seen order 2 page allocation failures with
> ~500 multicast addresses configured.
> 
> Convert the allocation for the pending list to be done in PAGE_SIZE increments.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>
> Cc: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
> Cc: Ariel Elior <Ariel.Elior@...gic.com>

Thanks Jason.
Acked-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...iumnetworks.com>