Messages in this thread | | | From | (Gerd Knorr) | Subject | Re: mapping user space buffer to kernel address space | Date | 18 Oct 2000 17:40:06 GMT |
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> I've got kiobuf diffs which allow you to (a) map any kernel memory > (including vmalloced areas) into a kiobuf, and then (b) mmap any > kiobuf into user space using sane, faulting vmas (with the option of > prefaulting for performance if you want it). Nobody is using it right > now so I wasn't planning on resending it to you until 2.5, but if you > want to give people a chance to start using it earlier I can send it > in.
Would be great. /me plans to use this for bttv ...
Gerd
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