Hi everybody, I would just like to find out if there is any real reason why there are no memory management functions for handling vmalloc()ed memory. If you have a look at bttv.c, you will see definitions of: kvirt_to_pa (translate a vmalloc()ed address to a page number) rvmalloc (malloc and mark as reserved) rvfree (free and mark as unreserved) These functions are duplicated (in fact, usually a direct copy), in just about every video4linux driver (including many as standalone modules), and some network and sound drivers. Wouldn't it be a good idea to provide these functions as a standard part of the mm subsystem of the kernel. The functions are very small, but closely related to the vm subsystem - standardising these functions should reduce the kernel size a little, and also make module development a little easier (I personally have been caught once or twice by changes in the mm subsystem breaking the kvirt to phys translation). Would such a patch be acceptable? If it is, I will be glad to make a patch and submit it. TIA, -justin - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
