memory allocation / deallocation within the kernel

I am trying to understand the impact of memory allocation / deallocation within the kernel. As I understand a) Kernel memory is not pageable ie the one you get from using kernel malloc(there may be exceptions) b) Does this imply that if I have 1 GB of RAM - then I cannot reserve more than 1 GB of

Re: memory allocation / deallocation within the kernel

On Tue, 2 May 2006, Bharma Ji wrote: I am trying to understand the impact of memory allocation / deallocation within the kernel. As I understand I can't answer all your questions, but can point at a few examples in current kernel code. a) Kernel memory is not pageable ie the one yo