linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] rework netlink skb allocation

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Message-Id: <20190822.120447.538380205267677448.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:04:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] rework netlink skb allocation

From: Jan Dakinevich <jan.dakinevich@...tuozzo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:48:08 +0000

> Currently, userspace is able to initiate costly high-order allocation in 
> kernel sending large broadcast netlink message, which is considered 
> undesirable. At the same time, unicast message are safe in this regard, 
> because they uses vmalloc-ed memory.
> 
> This series introduces changes, that allow broadcast messages to be 
> allocated with vmalloc() as well as unicast.

I'm tossing this series for the same reason I tossed the AF_UNIX change.