On 4/20/07, Adil Mujeeb <mujeeb.adil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 4/19/07, pradeep singh <2500.pradeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/19/07, Rajat Jain <rajat.noida.india@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > ... the kernel thread is as sensitive as the kernel itself > > > for the page faults. It _should not_ fault, unless ofcourse if its a > > > vmalloc'ed area .. and that happens every other kernel path anyway.... > > > > I have a doubt about the vmalloc'ed memory. Is the vmalloced chunk of > > memory allowed to be swapped out? Can it / Does it? > No, it is not swappable, you get non contigous chunks of memory > allocated using kmalloc actually. Therefore, IMHO it is not swappable. > please CMIIW. Pradeep it should be vmalloc rather than kmalloc???
Nope, i meant you get chunks of memory, each chunk allocated using kmalloc and then given to you as a virtually contigous memory. All this happends inside vmalloc you can say :). HTH ~psr
> My doubt arises > > from the fact that the memory for the loadable modules at module load > > time is allocated using vmalloc() ... > Yes, looks to me too :).But here is another question to all. > Why vmalloc is used to allocate memory for modules and not kmalloc? > Even though memory we can get using vmalloc is from a scarce pool. > > TIA > ~psr > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rajat > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > > > > > > -- > play the game > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > >
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