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    SubjectRe: [PATCHv4 1/5] lib/genalloc.c: Add power aligned algorithm
    On Wed, Jul 02, 2014 at 07:03:34PM +0100, Laura Abbott wrote:
    >
    > One of the more common algorithms used for allocation
    > is to align the start address of the allocation to
    > the order of size requested. Add this as an algorithm
    > option for genalloc.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <lauraa@codeaurora.org>
    > ---
    > include/linux/genalloc.h | 4 ++++
    > lib/genalloc.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
    > 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
    >
    > diff --git a/include/linux/genalloc.h b/include/linux/genalloc.h
    > index 1c2fdaa..3cd0934 100644
    > --- a/include/linux/genalloc.h
    > +++ b/include/linux/genalloc.h
    > @@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ extern void gen_pool_set_algo(struct gen_pool *pool, genpool_algo_t algo,
    > extern unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit(unsigned long *map, unsigned long size,
    > unsigned long start, unsigned int nr, void *data);
    >
    > +extern unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit_order_align(unsigned long *map,
    > + unsigned long size, unsigned long start, unsigned int nr,
    > + void *data);
    > +

    You could also update gen_pool_first_fit to call this new function instead.

    Anyway, that's up to you:

    Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>

    Will


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