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Date:      Wed, 10 Jul 1996 18:57:11 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        nate@mt.sri.com, jpbelang@crim.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: kernel malloc question
Message-ID:  <199607102357.SAA06850@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <199607102334.QAA27730@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Jul 10, 96 04:34:09 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.
> 
Our pipe buffers are pageable...

John



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