linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/zswap: fix potential deadlock in zswap_frontswap

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Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2017 16:46:52 +0300
From:   Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>
To:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
CC:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>,
        Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>,
        Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/zswap: fix potential deadlock in
 zswap_frontswap_store()

On 04/03/2017 04:28 PM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:

>>
>>
>> Seems it was broken by
>>
>> a8161d1ed6098506303c65b3701dedba876df42a
>> Author: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
>> Date:   Thu Jul 28 15:49:19 2016 -0700
>>
>>     mm, page_alloc: restructure direct compaction handling in slowpath
> 
> Yeah, looks like previously the code subtly relied on compaction being
> called only after the PF_MEMALLOC -> goto nopage check and I didn't
> notice it. Tell me if I should add a check or you plan to send a patch.
> Thanks!

I would be glad if you could take care of this.