Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:29:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:29:41 -0400 Received: from msgbas1x.cos.agilent.com ([192.6.9.33]:991 "HELO msgbas1.cos.agilent.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:29:20 -0400 Message-ID: From: hiren_mehta@agilent.com To: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RE: vmalloc on 2.4.x on ia64 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:28:37 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org That is what I said. I am using vmalloc only. But the call to vmalloc is hanging. -hiren > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com [mailto:Matt_Domsch@Dell.com] > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:26 PM > To: hiren_mehta@agilent.com > Subject: RE: vmalloc on 2.4.x on ia64 > > > kmalloc() has a limit of 128KB. Use get_free_pages() or > vmalloc() instead, > or break up your allocation into smaller hunks. > > Thanks, > Matt > > -- > Matt Domsch > Sr. Software Engineer > Dell Linux Systems Group > Linux OS Development > www.dell.com/linux > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MEHTA,HIREN (A-SanJose,ex1) [mailto:hiren_mehta@agilent.com] > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 7:07 PM > > To: 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org' > > Subject: vmalloc on 2.4.x on ia64 > > > > > > Greetings. > > > > Is vmalloc() interface broken on any of 2.4.x kernel on ia64 ? > > I am trying to call vmalloc from the driver to allocate > > about 130kb of memory and it hangs the system. > > I am running 2.4.1 kernel with ia64 patch (I can find out the > > exact patch if needed) on LION. Let me know if more information > > is required. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > -hiren > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/