From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
To: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][alpha] saner vmalloc handling (was Re: [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context)
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:16:13 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHk-=wjhgYWmSA0zyXxWr+5T5y_aLWkZLXj0i+xyhVz0Q4jL7Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251130030146.GN3538@ZenIV>
On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 19:01, Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> + Default is 8Gb total and under normal circumstances, this is so
> + far and above what is needed as to be laughable. However, there are
> + certain applications (such as benchmark-grade in-kernel web serving)
> + that can make use of as much vmalloc space as is available.
I wonder if we even need the config variable?
Because this reads like the whole feature exists due to the old 'tux'
web server thing (from the early 2000's - long long gone, never merged
upstream).
So I'm not sure there are any actual real use-cases for tons of
vmalloc space on alpha.
Anyway, I see no real objections to the patch, only a "maybe it could
be cut down even more".
Linus
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-30 22:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-26 9:05 [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context Zizhi Wo
2025-11-26 10:19 ` [RFC PATCH] vfs: Fix might sleep in load_unaligned_zeropad() with rcu read lock held Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-26 18:10 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 18:48 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 19:05 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-26 19:26 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 19:51 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-26 20:02 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 22:25 ` david laight
2025-11-26 23:51 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 23:31 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-27 3:03 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-27 7:20 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2025-11-27 11:20 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-28 1:39 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-26 20:42 ` Al Viro
2025-11-26 10:27 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context Zizhi Wo
2025-11-26 21:12 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-11-27 10:27 ` Will Deacon
2025-11-27 10:57 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-28 17:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-11-29 1:01 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-29 1:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-11-29 4:08 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-29 9:08 ` Al Viro
2025-11-29 9:25 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-29 9:44 ` Al Viro
2025-11-29 10:05 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-11-29 10:45 ` david laight
2025-11-29 8:54 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context Al Viro
2025-12-01 2:08 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-29 2:18 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger Xie Yuanbin
2025-12-01 13:28 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context Will Deacon
2025-12-02 12:43 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-12-02 13:02 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-12-02 22:07 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-12-03 1:48 ` Xie Yuanbin
2025-12-05 12:08 ` Russell King (Oracle)
2025-11-26 18:55 ` Al Viro
2025-11-27 2:24 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-29 3:37 ` Al Viro
2025-11-30 3:01 ` [RFC][alpha] saner vmalloc handling (was Re: [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context) Al Viro
2025-11-30 11:32 ` david laight
2025-11-30 16:43 ` Al Viro
2025-11-30 18:14 ` Magnus Lindholm
2025-11-30 19:03 ` david laight
2025-11-30 20:31 ` Al Viro
2025-11-30 20:32 ` Al Viro
2025-11-30 22:16 ` Linus Torvalds [this message]
2025-11-30 23:37 ` Al Viro
2025-12-01 2:03 ` [Bug report] hash_name() may cross page boundary and trigger sleep in RCU context Zizhi Wo
2025-11-27 12:59 ` Will Deacon
2025-11-28 1:17 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-28 1:18 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-28 1:39 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-28 12:25 ` Will Deacon
2025-11-29 1:02 ` Zizhi Wo
2025-11-29 3:55 ` Al Viro
2025-12-01 2:38 ` Zizhi Wo
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