Re: SLAB vs. pci_alloc_xxx in usb-uhci patch

[Alan Cox]

> At the time, I didn't feel like creating a custom sub-allocator just
> for USB, and since then I haven't had the inclination nor motivation
> to go back to trying to get my USB mouse or iPAQ communicating via USB.
> (I've not used this USB port for 3 years anyway).
> 
> I'd be good to get it done "properly" at some point though.

Something like

struct pci_pool *pci_alloc_consistent_pool(int objectsize, int align)

pci_alloc_pool_consistent(pool,..
pci_free_pool_consistent(pool,..

??

Where the pool allocator does page grabbing and chaining >