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SubjectRe: Re: [PATCH V3] mm: prevent page_frag_alloc() from corrupting the memory
po 18. 7. 2022 v 16:40 odesílatel Chen Lin <chen45464546@163.com> napsal:
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> But the original intention of page frag interface is indeed to allocate memory
> less than one page. It's not a good idea to complicate the definition of
> "page fragment".

I see your point, I just don't think it makes much sense to break
drivers here and there
when a practically identical 2-lines patch can fix the memory corruption bug
without changing a single line of code in the drivers.

By the way, I will wait for the maintainers to decide on the matter.

Maurizio

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