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

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Message-Id: <201003311910.43861.vapier@gentoo.org>
Date:	Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:10:41 -0400
From:	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	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

On Wednesday 31 March 2010 19:07:54 David Howells wrote:
> David Howells 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()?

fair point

> How about vcoalesce()?

WFM, as does something like vmerge() ...
-mike

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