Am Montag 22 Oktober 2007 schrieb Valentine Barshak: > static int asix_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc) > { > struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev); > + void *buf; > u16 res; > > mutex_lock(&dev->phy_mutex); > asix_set_sw_mii(dev); > + > + buf = kmalloc(2, GFP_KERNEL);
This is done under lock. Can you allocate the buffer once and reuse it? Regards Oliver - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html