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wpaul 15a925bf93 MDLs are supposed to be variable size (they include an array of pages
that describe a buffer of variable size). The problem is, allocating
MDLs off the heap is slow, and it can happen that drivers will allocate
lots and lots of lots of MDLs as they run.

As a compromise, we now do the following: we pre-allocate a zone for
MDLs big enough to describe any buffer with 16 or less pages. If
IoAllocateMdl() needs a MDL for a buffer with 16 or less pages, we'll
allocate it from the zone. Otherwise, we allocate it from the heap.
MDLs allocate from the zone have a flag set in their mdl_flags field.
When the MDL is released, IoMdlFree() will uma_zfree() the MDL if
it has the MDL_ZONE_ALLOCED flag set, otherwise it will release it
to the heap.

The assumption is that 16 pages is a "big number" and we will rarely
need MDLs larger than that.

- Moved the ndis_buffer zone to subr_ntoskrnl.c from kern_ndis.c
  and named it mdl_zone.

- Modified IoAllocateMdl() and IoFreeMdl() to use uma_zalloc() and
  uma_zfree() if necessary.

- Made ndis_mtop() use IoAllocateMdl() instead of calling uma_zalloc()
  directly.

Inspired by: discussion with Giridhar Pemmasani
2005-02-26 00:22:16 +00:00
bin Fix a few markup nits in previous commit. 2005-02-25 00:40:46 +00:00
contrib - remove OpenBSDisms, add FreeBSDisms 2005-02-23 17:37:39 +00:00
crypto File removed in update from OpenSSL 0.9.7d -> 0.9.7e. 2005-02-25 06:22:30 +00:00
etc Quiet error messages if the requested sysctls are not present. 2005-02-25 23:14:41 +00:00
games Fixed warnings and bump WARNS to 6. 2005-02-23 20:59:03 +00:00
gnu Fixed compilation warnings. 2005-02-21 21:02:25 +00:00
include The Intel C/C++ compiler doesn't require a typedef for _Bool when compiling 2005-02-19 13:47:33 +00:00
kerberos5 Update Heimdal 0.6.1 -> 0.6.3. 2005-02-24 22:24:24 +00:00
lib Fix a few markup nits in previous commit. 2005-02-25 00:40:46 +00:00
libexec If what we have is a struct sockaddr_storage * and what we want is a 2005-02-23 21:26:55 +00:00
release New release notes: 2005-02-25 16:40:37 +00:00
rescue Add chroot. It can be a real lifesaver, and adds less than 2 kB. 2005-02-07 21:19:18 +00:00
sbin Add a missing comma. 2005-02-25 17:22:23 +00:00
secure Update OpenSSL 0.9.7d -> 0.9.7e. 2005-02-25 06:04:12 +00:00
share Change the definition of struct if_data's member ifi_epoch from wall 2005-02-25 19:46:41 +00:00
sys MDLs are supposed to be variable size (they include an array of pages 2005-02-26 00:22:16 +00:00
tools Add a simple regression test for stream UNIX domain sockets and the 2005-02-20 22:21:53 +00:00
usr.bin Change the return value of Var_Subst to return a Buffer instead 2005-02-25 13:16:56 +00:00
usr.sbin Add a HISTORY section. 2005-02-24 06:03:31 +00:00
COPYRIGHT Complete 2005 transition. 2005-01-01 07:29:20 +00:00
MAINTAINERS Drop hold on patch. ENOTIME for long-stalled ideas here. Too busy elsewhere. 2004-12-29 03:49:58 +00:00
Makefile NOSHARED -> NO_SHARED 2004-12-21 09:59:45 +00:00
Makefile.inc1 Add endianness support to cap_mkdb(1), useful for cross builds. 2005-02-22 23:29:54 +00:00
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UPDATING Add notes on merging acpi_perf and acpi_throttle to acpi.ko 2005-02-25 20:10:38 +00:00

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