Re: [PATCH v8] mm/memblock: Add memblock_alloc_or_panic interface

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM Guo Weikang <guoweikang.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Before SLUB initialization, various subsystems used memblock_alloc to
> allocate memory. In most cases, when memory allocation fails, an immediate
> panic is required. To simplify this behavior and reduce repetitive checks,
> introduce `memblock_alloc_or_panic`. This function ensures that memory
> allocation failures result in a panic automatically, improving code
> readability and consistency across subsystems that require this behavior.
>
> Signed-off-by: Guo Weikang <guoweikang.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>

>  arch/m68k/mm/init.c                     |  5 +-
>  arch/m68k/mm/mcfmmu.c                   | 10 +---
>  arch/m68k/mm/motorola.c                 |  5 +-
>  arch/m68k/mm/sun3mmu.c                  | 10 +---
>  arch/m68k/sun3/sun3dvma.c               |  6 +--

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # m68k

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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