From: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: Mahad Ibrahim <mahad.ibrahim.dev@gmail.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: use kmalloc() instead of __get_free_page
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:47:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202607222046.D287828@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DK5HY1IKXNC5.36QEPX9H8SUHB@gmail.com>
On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 11:42:25PM +0000, Mahad Ibrahim wrote:
> For context, this is part of the broader __get_free_page() -> kmalloc()
> transition Mike Rapoport is performing. I noticed it on the mailing
> lists and found this site which wasn't covered.
>
> Some background:
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+55aFwp4iy4rtX2gE2WjBGFL=NxMVnoFeHqYa2j1dYOMMGqxg@mail.gmail.com/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/20260704-b4-scsi-v2-0-7d2d21a810de@kernel.org/T/#t
>
> I apologize for this messy reply. I thought I had added the context, but
> I didn't.
Do you want this to land via my tree or via the series Mike is doing?
--
Kees Cook
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-23 3:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-22 23:02 [PATCH] lkdtm: use kmalloc() instead of __get_free_page Mahad Ibrahim
2026-07-22 23:42 ` Mahad Ibrahim
2026-07-23 3:47 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2026-07-23 8:45 ` David Laight
2026-07-23 9:00 ` Arnd Bergmann
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