On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:48:12 +0530, Vijay Chauhan wrote: > Hi, > > i was going through the Linux Kernel Development book. It mention the > following: > > "Additionally, kernel memory is not pageable.Therefore, every byte of > memory you consume is one less byte of available physical memory." > > What is the meaning of 'Kernel memory is not pageable'? Anyone can > give details would help me in understanding. > > Thanks, > Vijay > It means that it can't be swapped to your swap partition, even if you're not using it.
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