[PATCH nf-next] netfilter: xt_hashlimit: replace vmalloc calls with kvmalloc

[PATCH nf-next] netfilter: xt_hashlimit: replace vmalloc calls with kvmalloc

[Denis Kirjanov]

Replace vmalloc allocations with kvmalloc since
kvmalloc is more flexible in memory allocation

Signed-off-by: Denis Kirjanov <kirjanov@gmail.com>
---
 net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c | 12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index 0859b8f76764..4132c37dea28 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/jhash.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -294,8 +293,7 @@ static int htable_create(struct net *net, struct hashlimit_cfg3 *cfg,
 		if (size < 16)
 			size = 16;
 	}
-	/* FIXME: don't use vmalloc() here or anywhere else -HW */
-	hinfo = vmalloc(struct_size(hinfo, hash, size));
+	hinfo = kvmalloc(struct_size(hinfo, hash, size), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (hinfo == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	*out_hinfo = hinfo;
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ static int htable_create(struct net *net, struct hashlimit_cfg3 *cfg,
 	/* copy match config into hashtable config */
 	ret = cfg_copy(&hinfo->cfg, (void *)cfg, 3);
 	if (ret) {
-		vfree(hinfo);
+		kvfree(hinfo);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ static int htable_create(struct net *net, struct hashlimit_cfg3 *cfg,
 	hinfo->rnd_initialized = false;
 	hinfo->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hinfo->name) {
-		vfree(hinfo);
+		kvfree(hinfo);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&hinfo->lock);
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ static int htable_create(struct net *net, struct hashlimit_cfg3 *cfg,
 		ops, hinfo);
 	if (hinfo->pde == NULL) {
 		kfree(hinfo->name);
-		vfree(hinfo);
+		kvfree(hinfo);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	hinfo->net = net;
@@ -429,7 +427,7 @@ static void htable_put(struct xt_hashlimit_htable *hinfo)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hinfo->gc_work);
 		htable_selective_cleanup(hinfo, true);
 		kfree(hinfo->name);
-		vfree(hinfo);
+		kvfree(hinfo);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
2.47.2

Re: [PATCH nf-next] netfilter: xt_hashlimit: replace vmalloc calls with kvmalloc

[Florian Westphal]

Denis Kirjanov <kirjanov@gmail.com> wrote:
> Replace vmalloc allocations with kvmalloc since
> kvmalloc is more flexible in memory allocation

Reviewed-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>

Re: [PATCH nf-next] netfilter: xt_hashlimit: replace vmalloc calls with kvmalloc

[Pablo Neira Ayuso]

On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 08:19:24AM -0500, Denis Kirjanov wrote:
> Replace vmalloc allocations with kvmalloc since
> kvmalloc is more flexible in memory allocation

this is applied to nf-next