From: "Adam Khan" <adam.khan@cavium.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: "'Adam Khan'" <adam.khan@cavium.com>
Subject: FW: where has all the memory gone?
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:33:13 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <002e01c1ba4d$db00b7b0$4310a8c0@Adamspc> (raw)
>
> Im running RH 7.1. I also have FreeSWAN 1.91 and I am making
> modifications to the FS stuff. I have a driver for a card. I am
> extending
> the driver and manage to do a couple of calls without any problems.
>
> In another routine when I kmalloc 152 bytes of memory the call blocks
-
> When I issue the kmalloc call with GFP_ATOMIC rather than GFP_KERNEL I
> get
> the memory and see IPsec packets received and txd as expected. I issue
> the command "less /proc/meminfo" and it indicates that I have 60 Megs
> MemFree.
>
> Id appreciate your help to understand why the calls block and what
> I can change/adjust rather that use the GFP_ATOMIC.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Adam
>
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