Messages in this thread | | | From | "Hefty, Sean" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH 2/6] idr: remove MAX_IDR_MASK and move left MAX_IDR_* into idr.c | Date | Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:19:10 +0000 |
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> So, if you want a cyclic allocation, the allocation should be tried in > [start, END) and then [0, start); otherwise, after the allocation > wraps for the first time, as the closer the starting point gets to > END, the chance of not finding a vacant slot in [start, END) goes > higher. When @start equals END - 1 for the second time, if the first > END - 1 allocation is still around, you'll get -ENOSPC.
Got it - thanks. I'll make a note to fix this.
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