From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Doug Ledford Subject: Re: scsi_malloc fragmentation in 2.4.X Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:39:02 -0500 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20021220203902.GF4166@redhat.com> References: <70300000.1040416318@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <70300000.1040416318@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: "Justin T. Gibbs" Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 01:31:58PM -0700, Justin T. Gibbs wrote: > Are there any plans to correct the scsi_malloc fragmentation problems > in 2.4.X? It looks like this problem has been addressed in 2.5.X by using > memory pools, but the current 2.4.X solution of just "backing off a bit" Not in my plans anyway. There's so much broken in 2.4 that fixing it means upgrading to 2.6 when available IMHO, so that's why I'm trying to get 2.6 fixed up as fast as possible and letting 2.4 be as it is. -- Doug Ledford 919-754-3700 x44233 Red Hat, Inc. 1801 Varsity Dr. Raleigh, NC 27606