linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] LANDLOCK: use kmem_cache for landlock

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Message-ID: <ZgUi8G3q0DvtcIQH@ayush-HP-Pavilion-Gaming-Laptop-15-ec0xxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:27:36 +0530
From: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@...il.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: alison.schofield@...el.com, paul@...l-moore.com, mic@...ikod.net,
	fabio.maria.de.francesco@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] LANDLOCK: use kmem_cache for landlock_object

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 07:08:04AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 04:55:57AM +0530, Ayush Tiwari wrote:
> > Use kmem_cache replace kzalloc() calls with kmem_cache_zalloc() for
> > struct landlock_object and update the related dependencies.
> 
> This says what you do, but not why you want to do any of this.  Why is
> this change needed?  What benifit does it bring?
> 
> And why did you cc: the staging mailing list?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
Hello Greg,
Apologies for the errors. I will resend the patch with reason also for
the changes I made. Earlier I didn't mention as I thought this patch is
regarding an Issue from the Issues List. But will keep this in mind from
now. Also, apologies for CC the staging mailing lists. I won't include
it from next time if it's not needed. Thanks.