linux-kernel - Re: kmalloc size limit?

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Message-ID: <CAHhAz+gqBC9_r7inHBWqsqrQhGghH5iYy-8V4-UGgnyWs7r2+w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:34:33 +0530
From:   Muni Sekhar <munisekharrms@...il.com>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kmalloc size limit?

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 5:42 PM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org> wrote:
> On Sat 20-08-16 00:09:53, Muni Sekhar wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I would like to know what is the maximum size limit for kmalloc() API
>> to return a valid memory?
>
> KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE
Thanks Michal.

>
>> Does the size limit varies based on the flags argument?
>
> no but different flags can greatly influence how succesful such an
> allocation can be.
> --
> Michal Hocko
> SUSE Labs

-- 
Thanks,
Sekhar