Re: [PATCH 1/2] 9p: use kvzalloc for readdir buffer

[Dominique Martinet]

Pierre Barre wrote on Tue, May 12, 2026 at 01:20:31PM +0000:
> The readdir buffer is sized to msize, so kzalloc() can fail under
> fragmentation with a page allocation failure in v9fs_alloc_rdir_buf()
> / v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl().
> 
> The buffer is only a response sink and is never pack_sg_list()'d,
> so kvzalloc() is safe for all transports, unlike the fcall buffers
> fixed in e21d451a82f3 ("9p: Use kvmalloc for message buffers on
> supported transports").

Thanks, I need to run some tests but picked both patchs up for testing
When Time Allows before pushing to -next;
I think they're sane enough in this version.

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Dominique