> > > A 128K kmalloc isnt going to work
> >
> > Ok, I know that, that's why I'm using up to 128000 bytes, not more than
> > 131048 bytes :)
>
> The odds of even 128,000 working on a small machine except close to boot
> are low too.
ok
>
> > I also add that I'm beggining kernel programming, and I'm using the books
> > from Rubini and M. Beck et al, and both point outs the limit for kmalloc
> > at slightly less than 32 pages (128 KB on the Intel).
>
> I guessed you may be, thats why I pointed you at vmalloc. vmalloc memory
> isnt physically linear but is logically linear (that is DMA can see the
> different but the kernel cant). If you use vmalloc/vfree instead of
> kmalloc/kfree your 128000 will work fine andn reliably
Thanks for the explanation! I'll try and see if I manage (as I said, I'm a
beginner :) ) to redo the patches to use vmalloc/vfree.
- Arnaldo
"These are questions for action,
not speculation, which is idle." - Noam Chomsky
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