Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:41:36 -0700 | From | Matthew Wilcox <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] kvmalloc: always use vmalloc if CONFIG_DEBUG_VM |
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On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 03:08:52PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote: > > In order to detect these bugs reliably I submit this patch that changes > > kvmalloc to always use vmalloc if CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is turned on. > > No way. This is just wrong! First of all, you will explode most likely > on many allocations of small sizes. Second, CONFIG_DEBUG_VM tends to be > enabled quite often.
I think it'll still suit Mikulas' debugging needs if we always use vmalloc for sizes above PAGE_SIZE?
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