Re: [PATCH] block: partitions: replace __get_free_page() with kmalloc()

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 5/27/26 15:11, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 12:04:29PM +0200, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
> > Precisely my reasoning. In most cases, __get_free_page() is just a
> > lazy way of saying "I need some memory and the allocation should not fail".
>
> Huh?  __get_free_page and kmalloc can and should fail.
Even better, one argument less why it should not be converted :-)

Cheers,

Hannes
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