[LKML]kmalloc -contiguous locations ?

From: Shobhit Mathur (shobhitmmathur_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/31/04

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    Hello,

    I would like to know whether kmalloc() guarantees
    virtually contiguous memory locations ?
    Is there a limit on the amount of contiguous memory
    that can be returned by kmalloc() ?

    - Thank you

    - Shobhit Mathur

            
                    
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