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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] kvmalloc: always use vmalloc if CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
On Tue 24-04-18 11:50:30, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Apr 2018, Michal Hocko wrote:
>
> > On Mon 23-04-18 20:06:16, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> > [...]
> > > @@ -404,6 +405,12 @@ void *kvmalloc_node(size_t size, gfp_t f
> > > */
> > > WARN_ON_ONCE((flags & GFP_KERNEL) != GFP_KERNEL);
> > >
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
> > > + /* Catch bugs when the caller uses DMA API on the result of kvmalloc. */
> > > + if (!(prandom_u32_max(2) & 1))
> > > + goto do_vmalloc;
> > > +#endif
> >
> > I really do not think there is anything DEBUG_SG specific here. Why you
> > simply do not follow should_failslab path or even reuse the function?
>
> CONFIG_DEBUG_SG is enabled by default in RHEL and Fedora debug kernel (if
> you don't like CONFIG_DEBUG_SG, pick any other option that is enabled
> there).

Are you telling me that you are shaping a debugging functionality basing
on what RHEL has enabled? And you call me evil. This is just rediculous.

> Fail-injection framework is if off by default and it must be explicitly
> enabled and configured by the user - and most users won't enable it.

It can be enabled easily. And if you care enough for your debugging
kernel then just make it enabled unconditionally.
--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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