Re: [PATCH] vmalloc: add __alloc_vm_area() for optimizing vmap stack

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 6:32 AM, Konstantin Khlebnikov
<khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 08.10.2017 12:16, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>>
>> This looks fine in general, but a few comments:
>>
>>   - can you split adding the new function from switching over the fork
>>     codeok
>
>
>>   - at least kasan and vmalloc_user/vmalloc_32_user use very similar
>>     patterns, can you switch them over as well?
>
>
> I don't see why VM_USERMAP cannot be set right at allocation.
>
> I'll add vm_flags argument to __vmalloc_node() and
> pass here VM_USERMAP from vmalloc_user/vmalloc_32_user
> in separate patch.
>
> KASAN is different: it allocates shadow area for area allocated for module.
> Pointer to module area must be pushed from module_alloc().
> This isn't worth optimization.
>
>>   - the new __alloc_vm_area looks very different from alloc_vm_area,
>>     maybe it needs a better name?  vmalloc_range_area for example?
>
>
> __vmalloc_area() is vacant - this most low-level, so I'll keep "__".
>
>>   - when you split an existing function please keep the more low-level
>>     function on top of the higher level one that calls it.ok

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