linux-ext4 - [RFC] [PATCH] Fix kmalloc flags used in ext3 with an active journal handle

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Message-ID: <458898B4.5010805@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:58:12 -0800
From:	Suzuki <suzuki@...ibm.com>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, cmm@...ibm.com,
	amit <amitarora@...ibm.com>, jack@...e.cz
Subject: [RFC] [PATCH] Fix kmalloc flags used in ext3 with an active journal
 handle

Hi,

The attached patch converts the GFP mask for kmallocs within ext3 to 
GFP_NOFS whenever they are called with an active journal handle.

More description in the patch.

Comments ?

Thanks,

Suzuki
Linux Technology Center
IBM Systems & Technology Labs.

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