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Message-ID: <730052.85710.qm@web32412.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:48:42 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Giridhar Pemmasani <pgiri@...oo.com>
To:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	pgiri@...oo.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow __vmalloc with GFP_ATOMIC

--- Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au> wrote:

>> The patch below uses bh disabled lock for vmlist_lock, so
>> that __vmalloc can be used in interrupt context.

> Hi Giri,
> 
> I'm sure I've read the reason for this one before, but when you do patches
> like these, can you include that reason in the changelog please?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick

Sorry about that. There were too many mails on this subjet and thought it
might not be good to quote them. I am quoting here the ones that matter to
this discussion. If you need more (all), let me know:

http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0605.2/1608.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0605.2/1611.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0605.2/1656.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0605.2/1779.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0605.2/1669.html

Thanks,
Giri

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