>sounds like "fixed mapping"..... area defined somewhere inside vmalloc
Are you sure it's used in vmalloc? 2008/6/14 Mulyadi Santosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi! > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Peter Teoh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > In setup_arch() I saw: > > > > paging_init(); > > > > /* > > * NOTE: On x86-32, only from this point on, fixmaps are ready for > use. > > */ > > > > What is the meaning of "fixmaps" as I saw it occasionally used in kernel > source? > > sounds like "fixed mapping"..... area defined somewhere inside vmalloc > reserved virtual address range...IIRC they are for things like atomic > mapping...I can't recall the exact meanings... > > regards, > > Mulyadi. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- Best Regards.
