Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.15-rc5] hugetlb: make make_huge_pte global and fix coding style | From | Dave Hansen <> | Date | Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:08:16 -0800 |
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On Fri, 2005-12-09 at 11:55 -0600, Mark Rustad wrote: > On Dec 9, 2005, at 11:16 AM, Dave Hansen wrote: > > > What driver needs to map huge pages? Is it in the kernel tree > > now? If > > not, can you post the source, please? > > It is a funky driver for an embedded system. I can't imagine it ever > being in the kernel tree, because not many people want to share 768M > of contiguous physical memory. > > I can post the source, but it really is a bunch of random stuff for > am embedded application. We do make it available as part of our GPL > source release to customers.
You'd be surprised. If we know what you're actually trying to do, we might be able to suggest another option. As Adam said, having userspace mmap a hugetlb area, then hand it to the driver would certainly keep your kernel modifications to a minimum.
-- Dave
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