Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] kernfs: kvmalloc xattr value instead of kmalloc

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Mon Mar 09 2020 - 16:05:39 EST


On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 12:58:49PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> This feels like driving spikes into a living thing
> more than into a
> corpse.
>
> I've still got more than a few 32-bit devices around.

Unless you're suggesting we stop using vmallocs altogether, I don't
see how your objection makes sense here.

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tejun