Xen devel - Feb 2006 - RE: Re: Will map_domain_page return NULL when fails onx86_32?

>>>> Hi Keir, just a curious question, will map_domain_page
>>> return NULL when
>>>> fails on x86_32? If not, why?
>>>> thanks
>>>
>>> I don''t expect that it should ever fail. It''s
used for temporary
>>> mappings (e.g., scope of a function) and so even though the mapping
>>> space is finite, we shouldn''t ever exhaust it.
>>
>> So the unmap is not a must?
>> Can you explain the mechanism of garbage collection here?
>> Thanks
>
>The unmap is a must. After unmap the mapping is put in a per-vcpu 
>lookup table to allow fast reuse. When it is evicted from that table 
>then it is freed.
Quite clear, thanks, this may be helpful to accelerate __entry().
-Xin

>
>  -- Keir
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