Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 8 Oct 2001 16:44:37 +0000 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: %u-order allocation failed |
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Hi!
> > The difference between memory and vmalloc space is this: you fill up the > > whole memory with cache => memory fragments. You don't fill up the whole > > vmalloc space with anything => vmalloc space doesn't fragment. > > vmalloc space fragments. You fragment address space rather than pages thats > all. Same problem
vmalloc space tends to be empty while ram tends to be full. That might be important. Pavel
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