* Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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... It also appears to fix a serious compatibility bug (and a v2.6.34 regression), so even without extensive distro testing it's wise to push this upstream ASAP IMHO ... Thanks, Ingo -- 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
