linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: document scope NOFS, NOIO APIs

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Date:   Tue, 29 May 2018 10:22:40 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Nikolay Borisov <nborisov@...e.com>
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: document scope NOFS, NOIO APIs

On Mon 28-05-18 10:21:00, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> 
> 
> On 25.05.2018 10:52, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Thu 24-05-18 09:37:18, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> On 05/24/2018 04:43 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > [...]
> >>> +The traditional way to avoid this deadlock problem is to clear __GFP_FS
> >>> +resp. __GFP_IO (note the later implies clearing the first as well) in
> >>
> >>                             latter
> > 
> > ?
> > No I really meant that clearing __GFP_IO implies __GFP_FS clearing
> Sorry to barge in like that, but Randy is right.
> 
> <NIT WARNING>
> 
> 
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter
> 
> " of, relating to, or being the second of two groups or things or the
> last of several groups or things referred to
> 
> </NIT WARNING>

Fixed
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs