Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers:net: Convertdma_alloc_coherent(...__GFP_ZERO) to dma_zalloc_coherent

From: Jesse Brandeburg
Date: Tue Aug 27 2013 - 15:34:42 EST


On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:45:23 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> __GFP_ZERO is an uncommon flag and perhaps is better
> not used. static inline dma_zalloc_coherent exists
> so convert the uses of dma_alloc_coherent with __GFP_ZERO
> to the more common kernel style with zalloc.
>
> Remove memset from the static inline dma_zalloc_coherent
> and add just one use of __GFP_ZERO instead.
>
> Trivially reduces the size of the existing uses of
> dma_zalloc_coherent.
>
> Realign arguments as appropriate.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>

e1000 and ixgb bits:

Acked-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>
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