linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] mm: vmalloc: export __vmalloc_node

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Message-ID: <ZpiGIbczW4iItKVx@infradead.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:04:01 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To: Mary Strodl <mstrodl@....rit.edu>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	urezki@...il.com, hch@...radead.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	lee@...nel.org, andi.shyti@...nel.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	s.hauer@...gutronix.de, christian.gmeiner@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] mm: vmalloc: export __vmalloc_node_range

On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 09:15:02PM -0400, Mary Strodl wrote:
> After the ability to allocate PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC memory was removed
> from __vmalloc,

Yes. for a very good reason.

NAK to a driver creating random writable and exectutable memory:

Nacked-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>