can kernel memory allocated by kmalloc be swapped out??

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hi everyone,

suppose i allocate some kernel memory in a module by calling kmalloc,
can that memory be swapped out, for example in AIX even the kernel memory
which is allocated by rmalloc is swappable!!

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