On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Andrea Arcangeli wrote: > > > Sorry I totally disagree. If GFP_KERNEL are garanteeded to succeed > > > that is a showstopper bug. [...] > > > > why? > > Because as you said the machine can lockup when you run out of memory. well, i think all kernel-space allocations have to be limited carefully, denying succeeding allocations is not a solution against over-allocation, especially in a multi-user environment. Ingo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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