linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] NOMMU: implement vmap/vunmap with kmalloc

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Date:	Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:07:54 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
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Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	uclinux-dev@...inux.org, David McCullough <davidm@...pgear.com>,
	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] NOMMU: implement vmap/vunmap with kmalloc

David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:

> > how about putting this implementation into like vmap_nommu() and only 
> > rewriting vmap() to vmap_nommu() when we know it's safe ?  such as this 
> > firmware case ?
> 
> Well, I'd argue it's _not_ vmap(), so it doesn't really make sense to call it
> such.  Perhaps some better name?  Perhaps vcopy()?

How about vcoalesce()?

David
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