Re: why DMAable memory restriction ?

2001-05-22 Thread Alan Cox
> In the linux kernel there is a limitation on the > amount of contiguous DMAable memory that can be allocated > (I guess about 128K). Does anobody know what is the reason 128K or so , if you are lucky. > for such a restriction ? Is there any plan to remove Because the pages are contiguous so

why DMAable memory restriction ?

2001-05-22 Thread hiren_mehta
Hi LIst, In the linux kernel there is a limitation on the amount of contiguous DMAable memory that can be allocated (I guess about 128K). Does anobody know what is the reason for such a restriction ? Is there any plan to remove this restriction in the future releases of kernel ? Regards, -hiren