Re: [RFC PATCH 23/28] algif: Remove hash_sendpage*()

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On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 07:44:14AM +0000, David Howells wrote:
>
> Okay.  Btw, how much of a hard limit is ALG_MAX_PAGES?  Multipage folios can
> exceed the current limit (16 pages, 64K) in size.  Is it just to prevent too
> much memory being pinned at once?

Yes, we don't want user-space to be able to pin an unlimited
amount of memory.

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