Re: can kernel memory allocated by kmalloc be swapped out??

From: Igmar Palsenberg (maillist@chello.nl)
Date: Sun Sep 17 2000 - 14:31:01 EST


On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 aprasad@in.ibm.com wrote:

> 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!!

No, kernel memory is not swappable.

        Igmar

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