linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] virt: vbox: Use __get_free_pages instead of kmalloc for DMA32 memory

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Message-ID: <20180329115831.GD6734@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:58:31 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] virt: vbox: Use __get_free_pages instead of kmalloc
 for DMA32 memory

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 01:21:15PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
> It is not possible to get DMA32 zone memory through kmalloc,

Why can't we just fix that issue here instead?

thanks,

greg k-h