linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: hugetlb: add might

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Date:	Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:59:45 +0100
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: hugetlb: add might_sleep() for gigantic page

On Fri 23-12-11 21:41:08, Hillf Danton wrote:
> From: Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] mm: hugetlb: add might_sleep() for gigantic page
> 
> Like the case of huge page, might_sleep() is added for gigantic page, then
> both are treated in same way.

Why do we need to call might_sleep here? There is cond_resched in the
loop...

> 
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
> ---
> 
> --- a/mm/hugetlb.c	Tue Dec 20 21:26:30 2011
> +++ b/mm/hugetlb.c	Fri Dec 23 21:19:18 2011
> @@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ static void copy_gigantic_page(struct pa
>  	struct page *dst_base = dst;
>  	struct page *src_base = src;
> 
> +	might_sleep();
>  	for (i = 0; i < pages_per_huge_page(h); ) {
>  		cond_resched();
>  		copy_highpage(dst, src);
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