Re: [PATCH] dma-buf: heaps: Set allocation limit for system heap

[Hridya Valsaraju]

On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 7:18 PM John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 12:07 PM Hridya Valsaraju <hridya@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This patch limits the size of total memory that can be requested in a
> > single allocation from the system heap. This would prevent a
> > buggy/malicious client from depleting system memory by requesting for an
> > extremely large allocation which might destabilize the system.
> >
> > The limit is set to half the size of the device's total RAM which is the
> > same as what was set by the deprecated ION system heap.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Hridya Valsaraju <hridya@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Seems sane to me, unless folks have better suggestions for allocation limits.
>
> Reviewed-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you for taking a look John!

Regards,
Hridya

>
> thanks
> -john