linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] kernfs: kvmalloc xattr value instead of kmalloc

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Date:   Mon, 9 Mar 2020 16:05:34 -0400
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Daniel Xu <dxu@...uu.xyz>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
        lizefan@...wei.com, hannes@...xchg.org, shakeelb@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] kernfs: kvmalloc xattr value instead of kmalloc

On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 12:58:49PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> This feels like driving spikes into a living thing
> more than into a
> corpse.
> 
> I've still got more than a few 32-bit devices around.

Unless you're suggesting we stop using vmallocs altogether, I don't
see how your objection makes sense here.

-- 
tejun