linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Modules changes for v6.7-rc1

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wi=goCaTm6ZOKzm_ztky9ZT-vuGDWv39vVdtQT+oW=zEg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Nov 2023 21:21:09 -1000
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-modules@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, andrea.righi@...onical.com,
        keescook@...omium.org, zhumao001@...suo.com,
        yangtiezhu@...ngson.cn, ojeda@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Modules changes for v6.7-rc1

On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 21:02, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> kmalloc() isn't just about "use physically contiguous allocations".
> It's also more memory-efficient, and a *lot* faster than vmalloc(),
> which has to play VM tricks.

I've pulled this, but I think you should do something like the
attached (UNTESTED!) patch.

                Linus

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