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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kvmalloc: always use vmalloc if CONFIG_DEBUG_SG
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 08:06:16PM -0400, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> Some bugs (such as buffer overflows) are better detected
> with kmalloc code, so we must test the kmalloc path too.

Well now, this brings up another item for the collective TODO list --
implement redzone checks for vmalloc.  Unless this is something already
taken care of by kasan or similar.