linux-kernel - Re: [patch 18/20] XEN-paravirt: Add Xen driver utility functions.

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Date:	Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:41:25 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 18/20] XEN-paravirt: Add Xen driver utility functions.

On Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 05:45:57PM -0800, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Allocate/destroy a 'vmalloc' VM area: alloc_vm_area and free_vm_area
> The alloc function ensures that page tables are constructed for the
> region of kernel virtual address space and mapped into init_mm.

Shouldn't these functions go into the core mm/ kernel code if they are
needed, instead of living in the xen directories?

thanks,

greg k-h
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