Re: [PATCH] fs: super: use GFP_KERNEL instead of GFP_USER for super block allocation

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Fri Dec 08 2023 - 16:46:40 EST


On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:10:22 +0100, Alexander Mikhalitsyn wrote:
> There is no reason to use a GFP_USER flag for struct super_block allocation
> in the alloc_super(). Instead, let's use GFP_KERNEL for that.
>
> >From the memory management perspective, the only difference between
> GFP_USER and GFP_KERNEL is that GFP_USER allocations are tied to a cpuset,
> while GFP_KERNEL ones are not.
>
> [...]

Applied to the vfs.misc branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the vfs.misc branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

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tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: vfs.misc

[1/1] fs: super: use GFP_KERNEL instead of GFP_USER for super block allocation
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/b91dbdebd653