Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 16:34:09 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: jpbelang@crim.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kernel malloc question Message-ID: <199607102334.QAA27730@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199607102038.OAA24876@rocky.mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Jul 10, 96 02:38:55 pm
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> > This is a beginner device driver question: > > The kernel malloc returns physical memory (non swappable), right? > > Is there any way to get virtual memory ? > > Since the kernel can't be swapped, why would you want virtual memory? > The driver can't be 'swapped', so virtual buys you nothing. I could see wanting to allocate per process memory, rather than globally allocating memory, in a multiple use driver. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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