From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
Cc: Russell Lewis <spamhole-2001-07-16@deming-os.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Looking for links: Why Linux Doesn't Page Kernel Memory?
Date: 26 Jul 2002 12:16:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1027710974.2443.39.camel@sinai> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44L.0207261608320.3086-100000@imladris.surriel.com>
On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 12:10, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On 26 Jul 2002, Robert Love wrote:
>
> > Better question is, why would we have page-able kernel memory?
>
> We don't want to have generic page-able kernel memory.
>
> However, it might be useful to be able to reclaim or page
> out data structures that might otherwise gobble up all of
> RAM and crash the machine, say page tables.
I agree a better solution than high-pte is probably needed. Shared page
tables and/or large page tables insufficient?
Robert Love
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-07-26 19:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-07-26 17:59 Russell Lewis
2002-07-26 18:17 ` Andreas Dilger
2002-07-26 18:21 ` Robert Love
2002-07-26 19:10 ` Rik van Riel
2002-07-26 19:16 ` Robert Love [this message]
2002-07-26 19:18 ` Rik van Riel
2002-07-28 1:48 ` William Lee Irwin III
2002-07-28 1:56 ` Rik van Riel
2002-07-26 19:25 ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-07-26 19:33 ` Alan Cox
2002-07-26 19:43 ` Mike Castle
2002-07-27 16:24 ` David Woodhouse
2002-07-27 16:56 ` Rik van Riel
2002-07-28 0:59 ` Daniel Phillips
2002-07-28 20:07 ` Alan Cox
2002-07-28 0:40 ` Daniel Phillips
2002-07-28 0:57 ` William Lee Irwin III
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