Re: [RFC PATCH 3/3] mm/map_contig: Add mmap(MAP_CONTIG) support

[Michal Nazarewicz]

On Tue, Oct 17 2017, Guy Shattah wrote:
> Are you going to be OK with kernel API which implements contiguous
> memory allocation?  Possibly with mmap style?  Many drivers could
> utilize it instead of having their own weird and possibly non-standard
> way to allocate contiguous memory.  Such API won't be available for
> user space.

What you describe sounds like CMA.  It may be far from perfect but itâs
there already and drivers which need contiguous memory can allocate it.

-- 
Best regards
ããã âðððð86â ãããããã
ÂIf at first you donât succeed, give up skydivingÂ