allocating 14KB memory per packet compression/decompression results in vm_fault

[Joseph Koshy]

> - Am I not following the correct procedures to
>   allocate and deallocate memory in kernel space ??
> - Or is the problem elsewhere ??

You didn't say whether you've checked your code for buffer
overruns.

If the fault is happening in seemingly unrelated parts of
the kernel with your module is enabled, this could be a
root cause.

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