Re: [PATCH v2 3/8] Convert virtio_console to kvzalloc_struct

[Joe Perches]

On Wed, 2018-02-14 at 12:28 -0800, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 12:19:47PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Wed, 2018-02-14 at 12:11 -0800, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > >  	 */
> > > -	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(*buf) + sizeof(struct scatterlist) * pages,
> > > -		      GFP_KERNEL);
> > > +	buf = kvzalloc_struct(buf, sg, pages, GFP_KERNEL);
> > >  	if (!buf)
> > 
> > kvfree?
> 
> Yes, that would also need to be done.  The point of these last six
> patches was to show the API in use, not for applying.

That's what RFC is for...