> On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:19:20 +0100 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
> +int create_basic_memory_bitmaps(void)
> +{
> +     struct memory_bitmap *bm1, *bm2;
> +     int error = 0;
> +
> +     BUG_ON(forbidden_pages_map || free_pages_map);
> +
> +     bm1 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct memory_bitmap), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +     if (!bm1)
> +             return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +     error = memory_bm_create(bm1, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_COLD, PG_ANY);
> +     if (error)
> +             goto Free_first_object;
> +
> +     bm2 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct memory_bitmap), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +     if (!bm2)
> +             goto Free_first_bitmap;
> +
> +     error = memory_bm_create(bm2, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_COLD, PG_ANY);
> +     if (error)

What is the risk that we'll go OOM here?  GFP_ATOMIC is rather unreliable.

And why _does_ suspend use GFP_ATOMIC all over the place?
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