Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 2002 18:45:17 +0200 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Does pci_alloc_consisent really need to zero memory? |
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Hi!
> >pci_alloc_consistent is so rare, I doubt it [clearing the memory it > >returns] matters performance wise. > > In my efforts to port almost all of the scsi drivers to your > DMA-mapping interface, I have converted some kmalloc's that > are frequently called with pci_alloc_consistent (I have not
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maybe invent __pci_alloc_consistent which does no zeroing? Pavel -- (about SSSCA) "I don't say this lightly. However, I really think that the U.S. no longer is classifiable as a democracy, but rather as a plutocracy." --hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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