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[Xen-devel] 3.0.4 (and earlier): skbuff_ctor() use of xen_create_contigu

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Subject: [Xen-devel] 3.0.4 (and earlier): skbuff_ctor() use of xen_create_contiguous_region()
From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:17:39 +0000
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While I realize that this is gone from -unstable, I'd still like to understand 
what
the purpose of using xen_create_contiguous_region() in skbuff_ctor() was,
and specifically what consequences I am to expect when this call fails.

Thanks, Jan

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