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> >> intel-wired-...@lists.osuosl.org
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] iavf: use kvzalloc instead of kzalloc for
> >> rx/tx_bi buffer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/27/20 12:53 AM, Li RongQing wrote:
> >>> when
t; Subject: Re: [PATCH] iavf: use kvzalloc instead of kzalloc for rx/tx_bi
>> buffer
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>>
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>> On 8/27/20 12:53 AM, Li RongQing wrote:
>>> when changes the rx/tx ring to 4096, kzalloc may fail due to a
>>> temporary shortage on slab entries.
>>
> -Original Message-
> From: Eric Dumazet [mailto:eric.duma...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 4:26 PM
> To: Li,Rongqing ; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> intel-wired-...@lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] iavf: use kvzalloc instead of kzalloc f
On 8/27/20 12:53 AM, Li RongQing wrote:
> when changes the rx/tx ring to 4096, kzalloc may fail due to
> a temporary shortage on slab entries.
>
> kvmalloc is used to allocate this memory as there is no need
> to have this memory area physical continuously.
>
> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing
> --
when changes the rx/tx ring to 4096, kzalloc may fail due to
a temporary shortage on slab entries.
kvmalloc is used to allocate this memory as there is no need
to have this memory area physical continuously.
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing
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drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_txrx.c | 12 ++-
