linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] Handle bio

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Date:	Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:18:38 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...ell.com>
Cc:	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...tin.ibm.com>, xfs-masters@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Handle bio_alloc failure

On Tue, Apr 14 2009, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote:
> Hi Jens
> 
> Some of the callers of bio_alloc() assume that it will never fail and always 
> return bios. But it can fail. This patch set changes those callers to take 
> action when bio_alloc() fails.

It will not fail as long as __GFP_WAIT is set, which it is for all 6 of
your patches.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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