Re: [PATCH 2/4] char: xillybus: replace __get_free_pages() with kmalloc()
Eli Billauer <[email protected]>
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On 31/08/2026 13:32, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> For large sizes kmalloc falls back to page allocator anyway.
>
> And the doc is out of date unfortunately.
I think it would be a good idea to update the doc first, and by doing so
officially change the API. After getting this change approved, it's
indeed safe to rely on kmalloc() even for larger memory allocations.
Regards,
Eli