On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Joseph D. Wagner wrote: > I'm a little confused about the way the Linux kernel allocates memory, and > I'm hoping someone could clarify this for me. > > Does the __get_free_pages() function eventually call the kmalloc() function? > Or does the kmalloc() function eventually call the __get_free_pages() > function? Or are these two totally separate functions for different > purposes? > > Which of these functions can be called by user process for the purpose of > allocating memory for that user process? >
Unless *I'm* totally lost here (which is very possible) you are asking about functions which are internal to the kernel and not for direct use from userspace. Ken > TIA > > Joseph Wagner > > Flames will be directed to /dev/null > -- Out of the darkness a voice spake unto me, saying "smile, things could be worse". So I smiled, and lo, things became worse. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
