Re: [PATCH] gfp flags annotations - part 1

From: Heiko Carstens
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 05:05:58 EST


> > --- RC14-rc3-git4-linus-delta/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
> > +++ current/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
>
> > static void *
> > -zfcp_mempool_alloc(unsigned int __nocast gfp_mask, void *size)
> > +zfcp_mempool_alloc(gfp_t gfp_mask, void *size)
> > {
> > return kmalloc((size_t) size, gfp_mask);
> > }
>
> Lovely. Yes, they cast sizeof() to void * in all calls.

zfcp_mempool_alloc needs to fit the prototype of mempool_alloc_t.
If you have a better idea to implement a mempool, please let us
know. The calls you mention are actually calls to mempool_create
and not to zfcp_mempool_alloc, or are you talking about
something different?

Heiko
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