Re: [PATCH v4 bpf 0/4] vmalloc: bpf: introduce VM_ALLOW_HUGE_VMAP

Linus Torvalds
2022-04-19T19:28:02Z

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 11:42 AM Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> I'd say that bpf_prog_pack was a cure for symptoms and this project tries
> to address more general problem.
> But you are right, it'll take some time and won't land in 5.19.

Just to update people: I've just applied Song's [1/4] patch, which
means that the whole current hugepage vmalloc thing is effectively
disabled (because nothing opts in).

And I suspect that will be the status for 5.18, unless somebody comes
up with some very strong arguments for (re-)starting using huge pages.

Linus