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Simple question about vmalloc()


Hi

If I allocate virtual memory in the kernel using vmalloc(), can I read/write
to this virtual memory from interrupt context ?

i.e. can the memory returned from vmalloc() be paged out (thus making it
page fault when accessed from interrupt context).

Thanks
dom
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