Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: make net and forcedeth to use kmalloc_node

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 11:58:40AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >  
> >  	while (np->put_rx.orig != less_rx) {
> > -		struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(np->rx_buf_sz + NV_RX_ALLOC_PAD);
> > +		struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb_node(np->rx_buf_sz + NV_RX_ALLOC_PAD, dev_to_node(&dev->dev));
> 
> If we're going to do this then it would probably make sense to change
> dev_alloc_skb_node() so that it takes a `struct net_device *' rather than a
> bare node-id.  That's a call which the net guys will need to make, which is
> why we cc them on our emails.

That thing is called netdev_alloc_skb and already exists.  And it's indeed
what they should be using in the rx path.

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