[PATCH 15/17] configfs: replace __get_free_pages() with kzalloc()

From: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)

Date: Sat May 23 2026 - 13:59:01 EST


configfs allocates staging buffers __get_free_pages().

kmalloc() is a better API for such use and it also provides better
scalability and more debugging possibilities.

Replace use of __get_free_pages() with kzalloc().

Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/configfs/file.c | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/configfs/file.c b/fs/configfs/file.c
index ef8c3cd10cc6..a48cece775a3 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/file.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int fill_read_buffer(struct file *file, struct configfs_buffer *buffer)
ssize_t count = -ENOENT;

if (!buffer->page)
- buffer->page = (char *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+ buffer->page = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buffer->page)
return -ENOMEM;

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int fill_write_buffer(struct configfs_buffer *buffer,
int copied;

if (!buffer->page)
- buffer->page = (char *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL, 0);
+ buffer->page = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!buffer->page)
return -ENOMEM;

@@ -381,8 +381,7 @@ static int configfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
struct configfs_buffer *buffer = filp->private_data;

module_put(buffer->owner);
- if (buffer->page)
- free_page((unsigned long)buffer->page);
+ kfree(buffer->page);
mutex_destroy(&buffer->mutex);
kfree(buffer);
return 0;

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