linux-sg2042/kernel
Michal Hocko 19809c2da2 mm, vmalloc: use __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly
__vmalloc* allows users to provide gfp flags for the underlying
allocation.  This API is quite popular

  $ git grep "=[[:space:]]__vmalloc\|return[[:space:]]*__vmalloc" | wc -l
  77

The only problem is that many people are not aware that they really want
to give __GFP_HIGHMEM along with other flags because there is really no
reason to consume precious lowmemory on CONFIG_HIGHMEM systems for pages
which are mapped to the kernel vmalloc space.  About half of users don't
use this flag, though.  This signals that we make the API unnecessarily
too complex.

This patch simply uses __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly when allocating pages to
be mapped to the vmalloc space.  Current users which add __GFP_HIGHMEM
are simplified and drop the flag.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20170307141020.29107-1-mhocko@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@microsoft.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Cristopher Lameter <cl@linux.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
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bpf mm, vmalloc: use __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly 2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
cgroup Merge branch 'for-4.12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2017-05-01 13:52:24 -07:00
configs config: android-base: enable hardened usercopy and kernel ASLR 2017-02-27 18:43:46 -08:00
debug sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
events Merge branch 'perf/urgent' into perf/core, to pick up fixes 2017-03-28 07:44:25 +02:00
gcov gcov: add support for gcc version >= 6 2016-07-15 14:54:27 +09:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-05-01 15:46:13 -07:00
livepatch Merge branches 'for-4.12/upstream' and 'for-4.12/klp-hybrid-consistency-model' into for-linus 2017-05-01 21:49:28 +02:00
locking Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2017-05-03 17:55:59 -07:00
power Merge branch 'WIP.sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-03-03 10:16:38 -08:00
printk crash: move crashkernel parsing and vmcore related code under CONFIG_CRASH_CORE 2017-05-08 17:15:11 -07:00
rcu rcu/tracing: Add rcu_disabled to denote when rcu_irq_enter() will not work 2017-04-10 15:22:03 -04:00
sched Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2017-05-02 19:09:35 -07:00
time Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2017-05-05 11:08:43 -07:00
trace New features for this release: 2017-05-03 18:41:21 -07:00
.gitignore
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking/mutex: Allow MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER when DEBUG_MUTEXES 2016-10-25 11:31:51 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
Makefile crash: move crashkernel parsing and vmcore related code under CONFIG_CRASH_CORE 2017-05-08 17:15:11 -07:00
acct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
async.c
audit.c Merge branch 'stable-4.12' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2017-05-03 09:21:59 -07:00
audit.h audit: Use timespec64 to represent audit timestamps 2017-05-02 10:16:05 -04:00
audit_fsnotify.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-05-03 11:05:15 -07:00
audit_tree.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-05-03 11:05:15 -07:00
audit_watch.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-05-03 11:05:15 -07:00
auditfilter.c audit: kernel generated netlink traffic should have a portid of 0 2017-05-02 10:16:05 -04:00
auditsc.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-05-03 11:05:15 -07:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c capability: export has_capability 2017-01-12 07:01:56 -07:00
compat.c time: Change k_clock nsleep() to use timespec64 2017-04-14 21:49:56 +02:00
configs.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
context_tracking.c
cpu.c Merge branch 'linus' into locking/core, to pick up fixes 2017-04-14 10:29:40 +02:00
cpu_pm.c
crash_core.c ia64: reuse append_elf_note() and final_note() functions 2017-05-08 17:15:11 -07:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/coredump.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:28 +01:00
delayacct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c userfaultfd: non-cooperative: rollback userfaultfd_exit 2017-03-09 17:01:09 -08:00
extable.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2017-02-22 10:15:09 -08:00
fork.c mm, vmalloc: use __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly 2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
freezer.c freezer, oom: check TIF_MEMDIE on the correct task 2016-07-28 16:07:41 -07:00
futex.c futex: Clarify mark_wake_futex memory barrier usage 2017-04-15 16:03:46 +02:00
futex_compat.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
groups.c mm, vmalloc: use __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly 2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
hung_task.c kernel/hung_task.c: defer showing held locks 2017-05-08 17:15:10 -07:00
irq_work.c
jump_label.c This release has no new tracing features, just clean ups, minor fixes 2017-02-27 13:26:17 -08:00
kallsyms.c bpf: make jited programs visible in traces 2017-02-17 13:40:05 -05:00
kcmp.c
kcov.c kcov: simplify interrupt check 2017-05-08 17:15:12 -07:00
kexec.c kexec: allow architectures to override boot mapping 2016-08-02 19:35:27 -04:00
kexec_core.c ia64: reuse append_elf_note() and final_note() functions 2017-05-08 17:15:11 -07:00
kexec_file.c kexec, x86/purgatory: Unbreak it and clean it up 2017-03-10 20:55:09 +01:00
kexec_internal.h kexec, x86/purgatory: Unbreak it and clean it up 2017-03-10 20:55:09 +01:00
kmod.c sched/headers, vfs/execve: Prepare to move the do_execve*() prototypes from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/binfmts.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
kprobes.c powerpc updates for 4.12 part 1. 2017-05-05 11:36:44 -07:00
ksysfs.c crash: move crashkernel parsing and vmcore related code under CONFIG_CRASH_CORE 2017-05-08 17:15:11 -07:00
kthread.c cgroup, kthread: close race window where new kthreads can be migrated to non-root cgroups 2017-03-17 10:18:47 -04:00
latencytop.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
membarrier.c Fix: Disable sys_membarrier when nohz_full is enabled 2017-01-23 11:32:16 -08:00
memremap.c mm, zone_device: Replace {get, put}_zone_device_page() with a single reference to fix pmem crash 2017-05-01 09:15:53 +02:00
module-internal.h
module.c mm, vmalloc: use __GFP_HIGHMEM implicitly 2017-05-08 17:15:13 -07:00
module_signing.c
notifier.c kernel/notifier.c: simplify expression 2017-02-24 17:46:56 -08:00
nsproxy.c perf: Add PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES to include namespaces related info 2017-03-13 15:57:41 -03:00
padata.c padata: get_next is never NULL 2017-04-21 20:30:46 +08:00
panic.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
params.c boot/param: Move next_arg() function to lib/cmdline.c for later reuse 2017-04-18 10:37:13 +02:00
pid.c pidns: disable pid allocation if pid_ns_prepare_proc() is failed in alloc_pid() 2017-05-08 17:15:12 -07:00
pid_namespace.c pidns: expose task pid_ns_for_children to userspace 2017-05-08 17:15:12 -07:00
profile.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ptrace.c ptrace: fix PTRACE_LISTEN race corrupting task->state 2017-04-08 00:47:48 -07:00
range.c
reboot.c
relay.c Merge branch 'work.splice' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2017-05-02 11:38:06 -07:00
resource.c
seccomp.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task_stack.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:36 +01:00
signal.c signal: Make kill_proc_info static 2017-04-21 22:46:25 -05:00
smp.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/idle.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:26 +01:00
smpboot.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c sched/core: Remove 'task' parameter and rename tsk_restore_flags() to current_restore_flags() 2017-04-11 09:06:32 +02:00
stacktrace.c stacktrace/x86: add function for detecting reliable stack traces 2017-03-08 09:18:02 +01:00
stop_machine.c locking/core, stop_machine: Yield the CPU during stop machine() 2016-11-16 10:15:09 +01:00
sys.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2017-05-05 11:08:43 -07:00
sys_ni.c move aio compat to fs/aio.c 2016-12-22 22:58:37 -05:00
sysctl.c proc/sysctl: fix the int overflow for jiffies conversion 2017-05-08 17:15:10 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c net: Remove NET_CORE_BUDGET_USECS from sysctl binary interface. 2017-04-21 15:59:52 -04:00
task_work.c task_work: use READ_ONCE/lockless_dereference, avoid pi_lock if !task_works 2016-08-02 19:35:02 -04:00
taskstats.c taskstats: add e/u/stime for TGID command 2017-05-08 17:15:12 -07:00
test_kprobes.c
torture.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/clock.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:27 +01:00
tracepoint.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
tsacct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ucount.c ucount: Remove the atomicity from ucount->count 2017-03-06 15:26:37 -06:00
uid16.c sched/headers: Prepare to remove <linux/cred.h> inclusion from <linux/sched.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:31 +01:00
up.c smp: Add function to execute a function synchronously on a CPU 2016-09-05 13:52:39 +02:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/user.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:29 +01:00
user_namespace.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:29 +01:00
utsname.c sched/headers: Prepare to move the task_lock()/unlock() APIs to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:38 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c sched/headers: Remove <linux/rwsem.h> from <linux/sched.h> 2017-03-03 01:45:36 +01:00
watchdog.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
watchdog_hld.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
workqueue.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-05-01 19:12:53 -07:00
workqueue_internal.h