Re: [PATCH] smb: client: use GFP_KERNEL in get_targets()

From: Paulo Alcantara

Date: Tue Sep 22 2026 - 21:25:00 EST


Fredric Cover <fredric.cover.lkernel@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Currently, get_targets() uses GFP_ATOMIC to allocate the cache target
> iterator and to duplicate t->name. The callers of get_targets() are
> in a sleepable context; therefore, switch to GFP_KERNEL to reduce
> risk of failure and reduce pressure on emergency pools in low-memory
> scenarios.
> ...

Applied.