Re: [PATCH] vmalloc: Update __vmalloc_node_noprof() documentation

From: Baoquan He

Date: Tue Oct 14 2025 - 06:49:37 EST


On 10/13/25 at 07:42pm, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> The kernel-doc for the __vmalloc_node_noprof() incorrectly states
> that __GFP_NOFAIL reclaim modifier is not supported. In fact it has
> been supported since commit 9376130c390a ("mm/vmalloc: add support
> for __GFP_NOFAIL").
>
> To avoid duplication and future drift, point this helper's doc to
> __vmalloc_node_range_noprof() for details and the full description.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/vmalloc.c | 7 ++-----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>

>
> diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
> index 9a63c91c6150..c31fa69cc530 100644
> --- a/mm/vmalloc.c
> +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
> @@ -4027,11 +4027,8 @@ void *__vmalloc_node_range_noprof(unsigned long size, unsigned long align,
> * Allocate enough pages to cover @size from the page level allocator with
> * @gfp_mask flags. Map them into contiguous kernel virtual space.
> *
> - * Reclaim modifiers in @gfp_mask - __GFP_NORETRY, __GFP_RETRY_MAYFAIL
> - * and __GFP_NOFAIL are not supported
> - *
> - * Any use of gfp flags outside of GFP_KERNEL should be consulted
> - * with mm people.
> + * Semantics of @gfp_mask(including reclaim/retry modifiers such as
> + * __GFP_NOFAIL) are the same as in __vmalloc_node_range_noprof().
> *
> * Return: pointer to the allocated memory or %NULL on error
> */
> --
> 2.47.3
>