Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/6] sock: add sock_kzalloc helper
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: 2026-06-14 15:32:29
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From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: 2026-06-14 15:32:29
Also in:
linux-crypto, lkml
On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 10:25:11AM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
Add sock_kzalloc() helper - the sock equivalent to kzalloc(). Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev> --- Patch 1/6 needs an Acked-by: from netdev maintainers for the series to go through Herbert's crypto tree: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ahVkZOxZtFes6Huf@gondor.apana.org.au/ (local) --- include/net/sock.h | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h index 76bfd3e56d63..b521bd34ac9f 100644 --- a/include/net/sock.h +++ b/include/net/sock.h@@ -1913,6 +1913,11 @@ void sock_kfree_s(struct sock *sk, void *mem, int size); void sock_kzfree_s(struct sock *sk, void *mem, int size); void sk_send_sigurg(struct sock *sk); +static inline void *sock_kzalloc(struct sock *sk, int size, gfp_t priority) +{ + return sock_kmalloc(sk, size, priority | __GFP_ZERO); +} + static inline void sock_replace_proto(struct sock *sk, struct proto *proto) { if (sk->sk_socket)
Gentle ping? Patch 1/6 still needs an ack from netdev maintainers. Thanks, Thorsten