linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] neighbour: Replace kvzalloc() with kzalloc() when GFP

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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:40:43 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] neighbour: Replace kvzalloc() with kzalloc() when
 GFP_ATOMIC is specified

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:22:27 +0900 you wrote:
> kzalloc() uses page allocator when size is larger than
> KMALLOC_MAX_CACHE_SIZE, so the intention of commit ab101c553bc1
> ("neighbour: use kvzalloc()/kvfree()") can be achieved by using kzalloc().
> 
> When using GFP_ATOMIC, kvzalloc() only tries the kmalloc path,
> since the vmalloc path does not support the flag.
> In this case, kvzalloc() is equivalent to kzalloc() in that neither try
> the vmalloc path, so this replacement brings no functional change.
> This is primarily a cleanup change, as the original code functions
> correctly.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] neighbour: Replace kvzalloc() with kzalloc() when GFP_ATOMIC is specified
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ef75d8343bc1

You are awesome, thank you!
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