Re: [PATCH 10/17] jbd2: replace __get_free_pages() with kmalloc()
Matthew Wilcox <[email protected]> Fri, 5 Jun 2026 21:54:23 +0100
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On Fri, Jun 05, 2026 at 09:33:32AM +0100, David Laight wrote: > On Thu, 4 Jun 2026 10:05:52 -0400 > "Theodore Tso" <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... > > I suppose we could do it with kmalloc() with some flags which to > > prevent forced reclaim / compaction, and if that fails, then fall back > > to vmalloc(). Is there a better way? > > There is already kvalloc(). > I'm not sure how hard that tries to get kmalloc() to succeed. Please don't try to help.