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Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:26:45 -0500 From: mfbaustx <mfbaustx@...il.com> To: "Kyle Moffett" <mrmacman_g4@....com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: copy_from_user / copy_to_user with no swap space > pages and memory-mapped files may be "swapped-out" even *without* a swap > device. As an example, when I first start /bin/bash (ignoring readahead Fair enough. The kernel can reclaim pieces of RAM knowing that certain text sections will availble on the storage medium from which they were originally loaded. Right? Also, I suppose one of the less obvious side-effects of using copy_to_user would be to cause a copy-on-write of a data section? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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