> problem ended up being that I'd have to rework a lot of the slab > allocator, or do checks on every memory allocation, and I didn't want > to do that. More detailed info for those who care:
could you use plan 9 terminology? > > Lemma: In order to avoid overcommitting, we must impose limits on how > much memory may, in fact, be allocated. To make the implementation > provable, you must be able to assert that memory always comes from the > same spot, and you thus have a single path to follow into allocation. "from the same spot" could mean from the same point in the code or from the same physical address. either way, i don't buy this assertion. counter example: ssd drive remapping algorithms. - erik
