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mm: add vm_area_add_early()
authorNicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org>
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 00:20:15 +0000 (11:20 +1100)
committerStephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:58:38 +0000 (13:58 +1100)
commitb216dd214432dd06981a263b82c78e9b27bae761
treed862e3eef75cccc0d5478720c73b95f88b2d523e
parent29b043b636b955c7f8b0dd83260f923e07ed298b
mm: add vm_area_add_early()

The existing vm_area_register_early() allows for early vmalloc space
allocation.  However upcoming cleanups in the ARM architecture require
that some fixed locations in the vmalloc area be reserved also very early.

The name "vm_area_register_early" would have been a good name for the
reservation part without the allocation.  Since it is already in use with

Both vm_area_register_early() and vm_area_add_early() can be used together
meaning that the former is now implemented using the later where it is
ensured that no conflicting areas are added, but no attempt is made to
make the allocation scheme in vm_area_register_early() more sophisticated.
After all, you must know what you're doing when using those functions.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/vmalloc.h
mm/vmalloc.c