Modified graphics console support in linux to use vmalloc to allocate framebufs

diff --git a/linux_module/palacios-graphics-console.c b/linux_module/palacios-graphics-console.c
index 0b03b62..a84bb9b 100644 (file)
--- a/linux_module/palacios-graphics-console.c
+++ b/linux_module/palacios-graphics-console.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static v3_graphics_console_t g_open(void * priv_data,
     printk("palacios: allocating %u bytes for %u by %u by %u buffer\n",
           mem, desired_spec->width, desired_spec->height, desired_spec->bytes_per_pixel);
 
-    gc->data = kmalloc(mem,GFP_KERNEL);
+    gc->data = vmalloc(mem);
 
     if (!(gc->data)) { 
        printk("palacios: unable to allocate memory for frame buffer\n");