mirror of
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
synced 2026-06-02 00:32:31 -04:00
039ef33e2f
Dynamically allocate the (massive) array of hashed lists used to track shadow pages, as the array itself is 32KiB, i.e. is an order-3 allocation all on its own, and is *exactly* an order-3 allocation. Dynamically allocating the array will allow allocating "struct kvm" using kvmalloc(), and will also allow deferring allocation of the array until it's actually needed, i.e. until the first shadow root is allocated. Opportunistically use kvmalloc() for the hashed lists, as an order-3 allocation is (stating the obvious) less likely to fail than an order-4 allocation, and the overhead of vmalloc() is undesirable given that the size of the allocation is fixed. Cc: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@google.com> Reviewed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250523001138.3182794-3-seanjc@google.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.