linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] ext4: allocate extended attribute value in vmalloc area

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Date:   Fri, 9 Dec 2022 00:35:54 -0500
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Ye Bin <yebin@...weicloud.com>
Cc:     adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.cz,
        Ye Bin <yebin10@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] ext4: allocate extended attribute value in
 vmalloc area

On Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 10:32:31AM +0800, Ye Bin wrote:
> From: Ye Bin <yebin10@...wei.com>
> 
> Now, extended attribute value maximum length is 64K. The memory requested
> here does not need continuous physical addresses, so it is appropriate to
> use kvmalloc to request memory. At the same time, it can also cope with
> the situation that the extended attribute will become longer in the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ye Bin <yebin10@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

Applied, thanks.

					- Ted