Re: Large (~2MB) PCI-DMA buffer

[Pauline Middelink]

On Sat, Jan 08, 2000 at 02:57:24PM +0100, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Pauline Middelink wrote:
> > 2. Use __get_free_pages() for a range of pages. This will fail
> >    eventualy when the memory gets more and more fragmented.
> 
> Note: this works to just under 128k blobs of memory. (Or am I showing
> my lack of 2.3-kernel-reading again?)

No, it's true for kernels with the zone-allocator. The previous
version allowed me to allow 4MB pieces, but the zone-allocator
has a maximum-order :(

mmzone.h(18): #define MAX_ORDER 10

<non-serious-attack-of-selfpity>
Sniffers, I feel /so/ left out with my poor zoran card :)
</non-serious-attack-of-selfpity>

    Met vriendelijke groet,
        Pauline Middelink
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