Re: remap_pfn_range() not suitable for physical RAM?

[Frank Mehnert]

Hi,

sorry for re-posting this message and sorry for addressing you directly.
Perhaps you can help me again or can you give me a pointer for a proper
documentation of the various *remap* and *vm_insert* functions:

On Wednesday 04 March 2009, Frank Mehnert wrote:
> since 2.6.29-rcX it seems to be not allowed anymore to use
> remap_pfn_range() to remap physical RAM to userland. This restriction
> applies only if CONFIG_X86_PAT is enabled. It seems that vm_insert_page()
> does not have this restriction. Am I correct? And what is the reason
> for this restriction?

Kind regards,

Frank
-- 
Dr.-Ing. Frank Mehnert    Sun Microsystems    http://www.sun.com/

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