Re: [Lse-tech] Re: [rfc][patch] Memory Binding API v0.3 2.5.41

Martin J. Bligh
2002-10-15T01:13:03Z

> MAP_NR_DENSE()-based zone-relative pfn to zone->zone_mem_map index
> remapping is designed to handle this (and actually more severe
> situations). The only constraint is that pfn's must be monotonically
> increasing with ->zone_mem_map index. Some non-i386 architectures
> virtually remap physical memory to provide the illusion of contiguity
> of kernel virtual memory, but in a mature port (e.g. i386) there's high
> risk of breaking numerous preexisting drivers.

As long as you don't need a hole between 0 and 896Mb (s/896/
appropriate defines/) I don't see that would be a problem.
I purged direct usage of mem_map already, and made people use the
macro wrappers.

Basically a "mini config_nonlinear".

M.