netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf 4/4] bpf: use __vmalloc_node_range() with VM_TRY_HUGE_VMAP for bpf_prog

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Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:31:46 +0000
From:   Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:     Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
        Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Kernel Team <Kernel-team@...com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>,
        "rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf 4/4] bpf: use __vmalloc_node_range() with
 VM_TRY_HUGE_VMAP for bpf_prog_pack



> On Mar 30, 2022, at 5:00 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Mar 30 2022 at 15:56, Song Liu wrote:
>> We cannot yet savely enable HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_VMAP for all vmalloc in X86_64.
>> Let bpf_prog_pack to call __vmalloc_node_range() with VM_TRY_HUGE_VMAP
>> directly.
> 
> Again, this changelog lacks any form of reasoning and justification.
> 
> Aside of that there is absolutely nothing x86_64 specific in the patch.
> 
> You might know all the details behind this change today, but will you be
> able to make sense of the above half a year from now?
> 
> Even if you can, then anyone else is left in the dark.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>        tglx


I will provide more information in the next version.

Thanks,
Song