Bug 15763

Summary:	free() fails on contigmalloc() memory
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	rik <rik>
Component:	kern	Assignee:	freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	3.4-STABLE
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description rik 1999-12-29 17:40:00 UTC

Memory that was allocated by contigmalloc() causes kernel fault
when attempting to free()

How-To-Repeat: void *f;
f = contigmalloc (...);
...
free (f);

Comment 1 hoek freebsd_committer

2000-05-09 03:34:32 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Don't do that.  The contigmalloc() function is only meant for limited 
use, typically by drivers at boot time.  The free() function is meant 
to work with malloc() not contigmalloc().