From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@redhat.com>
To: "Sottek, Matthew J" <matthew.j.sottek@intel.com>
Cc: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: zap_page_range in a module
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:30:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011214173045.C26535@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C8C7DD4157F2D411AC7000A0C96B1522016C37D4@fmsmsx58.fm.intel.com>
In-Reply-To: <C8C7DD4157F2D411AC7000A0C96B1522016C37D4@fmsmsx58.fm.intel.com>; from matthew.j.sottek@intel.com on Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 01:26:29PM -0800
On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 01:26:29PM -0800, Sottek, Matthew J wrote:
> currently can only work when compiled into the kernel because I need
> zap_page_rage(). Is there an acceptable way for me to get equivalent
> functionality in a module so that this will be more useful to the
> general public?
The vm does zap_page_range for you if you're implementing an mmap operation,
otherwise vmalloc/vfree/vremap will take care of the details for you. How
is your code using zap_page_range? It really shouldn't be.
-ben
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-14 22:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-14 21:26 zap_page_range in a module Sottek, Matthew J
2001-12-14 22:30 ` Benjamin LaHaise [this message]
2001-12-17 9:32 ` Martin Diehl
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2001-12-15 2:10 Sottek, Matthew J
2001-12-15 2:31 ` Benjamin LaHaise
2001-12-17 9:32 ` Martin Diehl
2001-12-18 13:04 ` Helge Hafting
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