linux-kernel - Re: [patch -mm] oom: fix constraint deadlock

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Message-Id: <20070427001228.e94ea60f.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:12:28 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@...r.sgi.com>,
	"Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@...igh.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch -mm] oom: fix constraint deadlock

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:18:17 -0700 (PDT) David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:

> Subject: [patch -mm] oom: fix constraint deadlock
> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:18:17 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> Fixes a deadlock in the OOM killer for allocations that are not
> __GFP_HARDWALL.

Thanks.

Why is this described as "patch -mm"?  It applies to mainline.  If it's
fixing a -mm patch, do you know which one?

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