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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 17:01:35 -0700 (PDT)
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To: hiren_mehta@agilent.com
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Subject: Re: calling vmalloc inside interrupt handler
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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   From: "MEHTA,HIREN (A-SanJose,ex1)" <hiren_mehta@agilent.com>
   Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 17:55:48 -0600 

   It is allowed to call vmalloc/kmalloc inside interrupt handler ?

vmalloc() is not allowed, but kmalloc with GFP_ATOMIC flag is allowed

Franks a lot,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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