+ * The following two functions "fix" the issue where there are more pids
+ * than kmalloc will give memory for; in such cases, we use vmalloc/vfree.
+ * TODO: replace with a kernel-wide solution to this problem
+ */
+#define PIDLIST_TOO_LARGE(c) ((c) * sizeof(pid_t) > (PAGE_SIZE * 2))
+static void *pidlist_allocate(int count)
+{
+ if (PIDLIST_TOO_LARGE(count))
+ return vmalloc(count * sizeof(pid_t));
+ else
+ return kmalloc(count * sizeof(pid_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+static void pidlist_free(void *p)
+{
+ if (is_vmalloc_addr(p))
+ vfree(p);
+ else
+ kfree(p);
+}
+static void *pidlist_resize(void *p, int newcount)
+{
+ void *newlist;
+ /* note: if new alloc fails, old p will still be valid either way */
+ if (is_vmalloc_addr(p)) {
+ newlist = vmalloc(newcount * sizeof(pid_t));
+ if (!newlist)
+ return NULL;
+ memcpy(newlist, p, newcount * sizeof(pid_t));
+ vfree(p);
+ } else {
+ newlist = krealloc(p, newcount * sizeof(pid_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+ }
+ return newlist;
+}
+
+/*