Re: [PATCH] Move __GFP_IO check in shrink_icache_memory to prune_icache()

2001-04-24 Thread Alan Cox
> > The following patch moves the __GFP_IO check down to prune_icache(), > > allowing !__GFP_IO allocations to free clean unused inodes. > > Forget about this. > > We may have to write quota information back to disk while freeing the > inode and then we are fucked. Also you are looking at the

Re: [PATCH] Move __GFP_IO check in shrink_icache_memory to prune_icache()

2001-04-23 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > > Linus, > > With the prune_icache() modifications which were integrated in pre5 there > is no more need to avoid non __GFP_IO allocations to go down to > prune_icache(). > > The following patch moves the __GFP_IO check down to prune_icache(), >

[PATCH] Move __GFP_IO check in shrink_icache_memory to prune_icache()

2001-04-23 Thread Marcelo Tosatti
Linus, With the prune_icache() modifications which were integrated in pre5 there is no more need to avoid non __GFP_IO allocations to go down to prune_icache(). The following patch moves the __GFP_IO check down to prune_icache(), allowing !__GFP_IO allocations to free clean unused inodes. dif