Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:40:51 +0300 | From | "Kirill A. Shutemov" <> | Subject | Re: x86: vmalloc and THP |
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On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 07:20:52PM +0300, Oren Twaig wrote: > >What's the point to use vmalloc() in this case? > I've noticed that some lock/s are using linear addresses which are > located at 0xffffc901922b4500 and from what I understand > from mm.txt (kernel 3.0.101): > *ffffc90000000000 - ffffe8ffffffffff (=45 bits) vmalloc/ioremap space > > *So I'm not sure who/how/why this lock got allocated there, but obviously > it is using that linear set. No ?
It would be nice to know what lock it was, but nothing is inherently wrong with lock in vmalloc space.
-- Kirill A. Shutemov
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