Re: [PATCH v4] mm: cma: add a simple kernel module as the helper to test CMA

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On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:37:39 +0100, Barry Song <Barry.Song@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Any write request to /dev/cma_test will let the module to allocate memory from
CMA, for example:

1st time
$ echo 1024 > /dev/cma_test
will require cma_test to request 1MB(1024KB)
2nd time
$ echo 2048 > /dev/cma_test
will require cma_test to request 2MB(2048KB)

Any read request to /dev/cma_test will let the module to free the 1st valid
memory from CMA, for example:

1st time
$ cat /dev/cma_test
will require cma_test to free the 1MB allocated in the first write request
2nd time
$ cat /dev/cma_test
will require cma_test to free the 2MB allocated in the second write request

Signed-off-by: Barry Song <Baohua.Song@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@xxxxxxxxxx>

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