Re: [patch 2/9] mempool gfp flag

Andrew Morton wrote: Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/gfp.h === --- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/gfp.h 2005-04-12 22:26:10.0 +1000 +++ linux-2.6/include/linux/gfp.h 2005-04-12 22:26:11.0 +1000 @@ -38,14 +38,16 @@ s

Re: [patch 2/9] mempool gfp flag

Nick Piggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The first is that mempool_alloc can possibly get stuck in __alloc_pages > when they should opt to fail, and take an element from their reserved pool. > > The second is that it will happily eat emergency PF_MEMALLOC reserves > instead of going to their

[patch 2/9] mempool gfp flag

2/9 -- SUSE Labs, Novell Inc. Mempools have 2 problems. The first is that mempool_alloc can possibly get stuck in __alloc_pages when they should opt to fail, and take an element from their reserved pool. The second is that it will happily eat emergency PF_MEMALLOC reserves instead of going to the