From: linux@arm.linux.org.uk (Russell King - ARM Linux)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCHv6 2/2] ARM: dma-mapping: remove custom consistent dma region
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:34:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120821123451.GV18957@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120821142235.97984abc9ad98d01015a3338@nvidia.com>
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 02:22:35PM +0300, Hiroshi Doyu wrote:
> The following "__get_vm_area_node()" can take gfp_mask, it means that
> this function is expected to be called from atomic context, but why
> it's _NOT_ allowed _ONLY_ from interrupt context?
One reason is it takes read/write locks without using the IRQ safe
versions for starters (vmap_area_lock and vmlist_lock). I don't see
any other reasons in that bit of code though.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-21 12:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-07-30 8:28 [PATCHv6 0/2] ARM: replace custom consistent dma region with vmalloc Marek Szyprowski
2012-07-30 8:28 ` [PATCHv6 1/2] mm: vmalloc: use const void * for caller argument Marek Szyprowski
2012-07-30 8:28 ` [PATCHv6 2/2] ARM: dma-mapping: remove custom consistent dma region Marek Szyprowski
2012-08-21 11:22 ` Hiroshi Doyu
2012-08-21 12:15 ` Hiroshi Doyu
2012-08-21 15:01 ` Marek Szyprowski
2012-08-22 10:09 ` Hiroshi Doyu
2012-08-21 12:34 ` Russell King - ARM Linux [this message]
2012-08-21 12:59 ` Hiroshi Doyu
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