Re: [PATCH] Documentation: adopt new coding style of type-aware kmalloc-family

[Jonathan Corbet]

Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> So you have not gone with the "implicit GFP_KERNEL" approach that Linus
>> added.  Given that, I assume, he wanted that to be the normal style, we
>> should probably go with it.
>
> I scanned those 8 replies by Linus, but i can't figure out what you mean with
> implicit GFP_Kernel approach, can you give me a hint?
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=slab%3A+Introduce+kmalloc_obj%28%29+and+family+f%3Atorvalds

See https://lwn.net/Articles/1062856/

jon