> I try to use kmalloc in a kernel patch (Not in a module! It is > compiled to the kernel). It is called at the very beginningof the > boot process. <snip> > But when I compile these lines, the boot process freezes. Does anyone > have any idea why??? Am I trying to allocate memory too early in the > boot process? It does appear so. For kmalloc() to work, kmem_cache_init() should have been executed. Also, platform specific pagetable initialization should have been done. If you have to allocate memory earlier, use the bootmem allocator (alloc_bootmem()). -Ravi. __________________________________________________ Yahoo! - We Remember 9-11: A tribute to the more than 3,000 lives lost http://dir.remember.yahoo.com/tribute -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
