Re: pci_alloc_consistent from interrupt == BAD

David S. Miller
2002-01-22T00:11:07Z

From: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 18:52:05 -0500

> It [GFP_HIGH] is a trivial fix whereas backing
> out this ability to call pci_alloc_consistent from interrupts is not
> a trivial change at all.

David, would you make a statement about pci_free_consistent.
I find it annoying that it cannot be called from an interrupt.

It is not an unreasonable requirement. Wasn't there some problem with
the pci pool stuff if it free'd up a chunk in an interrupt?