[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 02/16] drm/i915: Refactor pwrite/pread to use single copy of get_user_pages

[Keith Packard]

On Sun, 15 May 2011 09:00:51 +0100, Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> wrote:

> We're not performing the same trick as drm_malloc_ab() here though, since
> this is only used for a temporary allocation we try to consume any
> high-order pages, rather than building an array of order-0 pages, knowing
> that they will be released shortly afterwards.

If you want a 'large temporary allocator', then please feel free to
convince airlied that we need one in drm. For now, please just use the
existing drm function that provides the required interface and which
already has the necessary checks against overflow.

-- 
keith.packard at intel.com
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/intel-gfx/attachments/20110515/7bd40031/attachment.sig>