On Thu, 13 Oct 2011, Rik van Riel wrote: > Userspace cannot be responsible, for the simple reason that > the allocations might be done in the kernel. > > Think about an mlocked realtime program handling network > packets. Memory is allocated when packets come in, and when > the program calls sys_send(), which causes packets to get > sent. > > I don't see how we can make userspace responsible for > kernel-side allocations. > All of this is what Minchan was proposing by allowing a mempool of kernel memory to be preallocated and managed by the memory controller. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>