linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] fuse: Adjust readdir() buffer to requesting buffer size.

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Message-ID: <3f71532b-4fed-458a-a951-f631155c0107@uls.co.za>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 09:54:51 +0200
From: Jaco Kroon <jaco@....co.za>
To: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc: bernd.schubert@...tmail.fm, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr,
 joannelkoong@...il.com, rdunlap@...radead.org, trapexit@...wn.link,
 david.laight.linux@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] fuse: Adjust readdir() buffer to requesting buffer
 size.

Hi,

I can definitely build on that, thank you.

What's the advantage of kvmalloc over folio's here, why should it be 
preferred?

Kind regards,
Jaco

On 2025/04/01 17:33, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2025 at 17:04, Jaco Kroon <jaco@....co.za> wrote:
>
>> Because fuse_simple_request via fuse_args_pages (ap) via fuse_io_args
>> (ia) expects folios and changing that is more than what I'm capable off,
>> and has larger overall impact.
> Attaching a minimally tested patch.
>
> Thanks,
> Miklos