On Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 12:42  PM, Chris Jepeway wrote:

> This code suggests to me that "virtual_avail" is
> the start of KVA.

Well... it's the first available address when the managed KVA (i.e. 
kernel_map) is set up, and thus defines the start of managed KVA.

>> +	virtual_avail = VM_MIN_KERNEL_ADDRESS;
>> +	virtual_end = VM_MAX_KERNEL_ADDRESS - PAGE_SIZE;
>
> Why not call it virtual_begin to match the name virtual_end?
> virtual_avail seems to mean "total amount of available VM,"
> and that the start addr of KVA should be virtual_end - virtual_avail.

Most pmaps called this "virtual_avail".  I'd rather make the name 
change happen in a later commit, as a name change has no functional 
difference.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>