Pantelis Antoniou wrote: > > Joakim Tjernlund wrote: > >> Don't know when it's safe to call kmalloc, but maybe you >> should avoid kmalloc? Is it possible to use >> kmalloc when the microcode(8xx_io/micropatch.c) is loaded? >> >> Jocke >> > I fixed the problem via another way. > > At startup I use a statically allocated area, or > the bootmem allocated page. > > The kmalloc is used only when a request for memory > cannot be satisfied by this memory. > > I will probably post the patch for the hostmem today, > followed tommorow by the patch for the dpmem. > > Stay tuned.
It seems that I don't have enough time to post the patch today. Tommorow however I'll post the final one. Regards > >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I'm hacking now the 8xx hostalloc and dpalloc stuff, >>> and I have a a question. >>> >>> At what point in the startup process is it OK to call >>> kmalloc? >>> >>> I don't think it is safe at the setup_arch point. >>> >>> Is this correct? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> Pantelis Antoniou >>> INTRACOM S.A. Greece >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > Pantelis Antoniou > INTRACOM S.A. Greece > > > > > > -- Pantelis Antoniou INTRACOM S.A. Greece ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
