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`Box` provides the simplest way to allocate memory for a generic type with one of the kernel's allocators, e.g. `Kmalloc`, `Vmalloc` or `KVmalloc`. In contrast to Rust's `Box` type, the kernel `Box` type considers the kernel's GFP flags for all appropriate functions, always reports allocation failures through `Result<_, AllocError>` and remains independent from unstable features. Reviewed-by: Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@proton.me> Reviewed-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241004154149.93856-12-dakr@kernel.org [ Added backticks, fixed typos. - Miguel ] Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>