>>> I'm developing a kernel module (sorry under nda till product release so >>> no code available) which is currently allocating ~6MB of buffers (3 x >>> 2MB buffers) with pci_alloc_consistent for dma usage, it will be less >>> later on but for now the hardware requires this. >>> >> Is swap enabled? Which platform is this? We have similar requirements as you have and we use O_DIRECT. I am not sure what would be the problem with it. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ