> Index: linux-2.6-git/kernel/softirq.c > =================================================================== > --- linux-2.6-git.orig/kernel/softirq.c 2006-12-14 10:02:18.000000000 > +0100 > +++ linux-2.6-git/kernel/softirq.c 2006-12-14 10:02:52.000000000 +0100 > @@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void) > __u32 pending; > int max_restart = MAX_SOFTIRQ_RESTART; > int cpu; > + unsigned long pflags = current->flags; > + current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC; > > pending = local_softirq_pending(); > account_system_vtime(current); > @@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ restart: > > account_system_vtime(current); > _local_bh_enable(); > + current->flags = pflags;
this wipes out all the flags in one go.... evil. What if something just selected this process for OOM killing? you nuke that flag here again. Would be nicer if only the PF_MEMALLOC bit got inherited in the restore path.. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
