RE: [PATCH net-next] drivers:net: dma_alloc_coherent: use__GFP_ZERO instead of memset(, 0)

[Abodunrin, Akeem G]

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From: netdev-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:netdev-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Perches
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:24 AM
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Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; e1000-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; b43-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [PATCH net-next] drivers:net: dma_alloc_coherent: use __GFP_ZERO instead of memset(, 0)

Reduce the number of calls required to alloc a zeroed block of memory.

Trivially reduces overall object size.

Other changes around these removals
o Neaten call argument alignment
o Remove an unnecessary OOM message after dma_alloc_coherent failure o Remove unnecessary gfp_t stack variable

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/greth.c              |  8 ++------
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcm63xx_enet.c       |  8 ++++----
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c               |  5 ++---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x.h        |  9 +++------
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.h    | 14 ++++++-------
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c                | 11 +++--------
 drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c            |  5 ++---
 drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c        | 14 ++++++-------
 drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftgmac100.c           |  5 ++---
 drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/ftmac100.c            |  8 ++++----
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/mal.c                |  3 +--
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c   |  6 ++----
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c          |  2 --
 
snip...

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
index d60cd43..bea46bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ int igbvf_setup_tx_resources(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter,
 
 	tx_ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, tx_ring->size,
 					   &tx_ring->dma, GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	if (!tx_ring->desc)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -488,7 +487,6 @@ int igbvf_setup_rx_resources(struct igbvf_adapter *adapter,
 
 	rx_ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, rx_ring->size,
 					   &rx_ring->dma, GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	if (!rx_ring->desc)
 		goto err;

Hi Joe,

Your changes did not seem to make it to igbvf/netdev.c - I think instead of removing an extra line added for code clarity, you want to add:
"tx_ring->desc = dma_alloc_coherent(&pdev->dev, tx_ring->size,
 					   &tx_ring->dma, GFP_KERNEL| __GFP_ZERO);"

Regards,
Akeem Abodunrin

 
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1.8.1.2.459.gbcd45b4.dirty

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