[Click] kmalloc GFP_ATOMIC vs GFP_KERNEL

[Eddie Kohler]

Hi Beyers,

Beyers Cronje wrote:
> Hi Eddie, everyone,
> 
> I see click's new operator uses kmalloc with GFP_ATOMIC, has anyone
> tried using GFP_KERNEL?
> What components of Click will be called in interrupt context, apart
> from FromDevice packet_notifier_hook ?

At first glance I think that's it.  It used to be that Click processed packets 
in interrupt context; that's not true anymore, as you note.  So GFP_KERNEL would 
probably work.  Give it a try, let us know!

Eddie


> Any other reason why click should not be blockable ?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Beyers
> 
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