Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Oct 2000 08:13:07 -0400 (EDT) | From | Eric Lowe <> | Subject | Re: locking user memory |
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Hello,
> My driver needs to do a large DMA in the user address. Is there a way i can > ensure the user buffer is not swapped out, while i am doing the IO. > Please CC your mail to atulm@ami.com >
Have a look at map_user_kiobuf() and friends in 2.4.. They're available as part of the raw I/O patch for 2.2. Replay if you need a recent one against 2.2.17, I have it.
-- Eric Lowe Software Engineer, Systran Corporation elowe@systran.com
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