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

From: David Howells
Date: Wed Mar 31 2010 - 19:08:20 EST


David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> 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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