From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Arnd Bergmann Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/9] ps3: Preallocate bootmem memory for ps3fb Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:27:51 +0100 Message-ID: <200701300927.52087.arnd@arndb.de> References: <1170124157.19887.116.camel@concordia.ozlabs.ibm.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HBoLk-0002aM-0a for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:28:20 -0800 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.188]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1HBoLj-0005pg-FV for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:28:19 -0800 In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven , Michael Ellerman , Linux Frame Buffer Device Development , Paul Mackerras , James Simmons On Tuesday 30 January 2007 09:16, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > We have a similar problem with the storage driver, which needs a block of 256 > KiB of contiguous memory. I guess at least that one should be solveable. If the 256kb is only internal flash access, it is should not be part of the storage driver but of whatever else is used to drive this. Assuming the module gets loaded shortly after boot, you can still allocate 256kb practically always, using get_free_pages(). Arnd <>< ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV