Re: [PATCH] init: do_mounts: use kmalloc() for allocations of temporary buffers

[Christian Brauner]

On Wed, 20 May 2026 11:16:51 +0300, Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) wrote:
> Several places in init/do_mounts.c allocate temporary buffers for
> filesystem names or options using __get_free_page() or alloc_page().
> 
> Usage of alloc_page() APIs is not required there and only creates
> unnecessary noise with castings or conversion from struct page to void *.
> 
> kmalloc() is a better API for these uses and it also provides better
> scalability and more debugging possibilities.
> 
> [...]

Applied to the vfs-7.2.misc branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs-7.2.misc branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

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tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs-7.2.misc

[1/1] init: do_mounts: use kmalloc() for allocations of temporary buffers
      https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/3fb2d124b647