linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] slab/mempolicy: always use local policy from interrupt context

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Date:	Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:19:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	David Mackey <tdmackey@...tter.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, penberg@...nel.org,
	cl@...ux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] slab/mempolicy: always use local policy from interrupt
 context

On Sat, 9 Jun 2012, David Mackey wrote:

> diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
> index f15c1b2..cb0b230 100644
> --- a/mm/mempolicy.c
> +++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
> @@ -1602,8 +1602,14 @@ static unsigned interleave_nodes(struct mempolicy *policy)
>   * task can change it's policy.  The system default policy requires no
>   * such protection.
>   */
> -unsigned slab_node(struct mempolicy *policy)
> +unsigned slab_node(void)
>  {
> +	struct mempolicy *policy;
> +
> +	if (in_interrupt())
> +		return numa_node_id();
> +
> +	policy = current->mempolicy;
>  	if (!policy || policy->flags & MPOL_F_LOCAL)
>  		return numa_node_id();
>  

Should probably be numa_mem_id() in both these cases for 
CONFIG_HAVE_MEMORYLESS_NODES, but it won't cause a problem in this form 
either.

Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
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