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Date:      Wed, 3 May 1995 23:58:12 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
To:        babkin@hq.icb.chel.su (Serge A. Babkin)
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: How to allocate kernel address space ?
Message-ID:  <199505032158.XAA20768@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <199505031211.RAA08593@hq.icb.chel.su> from "Serge A. Babkin" at May 3, 95 05:11:22 pm

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As Serge A. Babkin wrote:
> 
> Is there any function for allocating of kernel address space (not
> memory but address space for device's memory) ? I studied the
> existing drivers and I found that they assume that virtual
> address space in kernel mode is equal to the physical one. 

I think the ``ISA hole'' (0xa0000 - 0xfffff) is pre-mapped.  For
everything else, you will have to map it yourself.

Our VM guys will certainly be of more help...
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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