>> --- linux-2.6.24-rc7/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_32.c 2008-01-10 >> 16:53:54.000000000 +0100 >> +++ 2.6.24-rc7-x86-xen-ldt/arch/x86/kernel/ldt_32.c 2008-01-09 >> 13:59:50.000000000 +0100 >[...] >> @@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ static int alloc_ldt(mm_context_t *pc, u >> if (oldsize*LDT_ENTRY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE) >> vfree(oldldt); >> else >> - kfree(oldldt); >> + put_page(virt_to_page(oldldt)); >> } >> return 0; >> } >> @@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ void destroy_context(struct mm_struct *m >> if ((unsigned)mm->context.size*LDT_ENTRY_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE) >> vfree(mm->context.ldt); >> else >> - kfree(mm->context.ldt); >> + put_page(virt_to_page(mm->context.ldt)); > >why not free_page() with all those checks if it is correct virt address which >it >brings?
I followed the combination I found elsewhere - __get_free_page/put_page or alloc_page/free_page. I admit that I'm unclear about when/why to use one vs. the other pair. Jan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
