Re: free_area_init wastes mem

Benjamin LaHaise (kernel@kvack.org)
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:21:39 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Christian Ehrhardt wrote:

> Disclaimer: I'm relativly new to kernel hacking and I might have
> overlooked something. The patch was only tested on a single box.
>
> The free_area bitmaps allocated by free_area_init are about twice
> as large as actually needed. Patch:

Linus rejects this patch about once every 6 months on the grounds that
noone has ever given an irrefutable short proof that it works correctly
for *all* cases.

-ben

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