On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:41:54 -0600 Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Request that allocate_resource() use available space from high addresses > first, rather than the default of using low addresses first. > > The most common place this makes a difference is when we move or assign > new PCI device resources. Low addresses are generally scarce, so it's > better to use high addresses when possible. This follows Windows practice > for PCI allocation. > > Reference: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16228#c42 > Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx> > --- Ok, applied this version to -next. It's been going through distros and lots of testing despite a lack of recent coverage in PCI -next, so I'm planning to send it to Linus this week. We probably won't catch much more until it hits his tree anyway... Thanks, -- Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
