Re: [PATCH 1/2] 9p: use kvzalloc for readdir buffer

[Pierre Barre]

Thanks!

On Tue, May 19, 2026, at 14:28, Dominique Martinet wrote:
> Pierre Barre wrote on Tue, May 12, 2026 at 01:20:31PM +0000:
>> The readdir buffer is sized to msize, so kzalloc() can fail under
>> fragmentation with a page allocation failure in v9fs_alloc_rdir_buf()
>> / v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl().
>> 
>> The buffer is only a response sink and is never pack_sg_list()'d,
>> so kvzalloc() is safe for all transports, unlike the fcall buffers
>> fixed in e21d451a82f3 ("9p: Use kvmalloc for message buffers on
>> supported transports").
>
> Thanks, I need to run some tests but picked both patchs up for testing
> When Time Allows before pushing to -next;
> I think they're sane enough in this version.
>
> -- 
> Dominique