linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] make slab gfp fair

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Message-Id: <20070518101133.800db8de.pj@sgi.com>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2007 10:11:33 -0700
From:	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc:	clameter@....com, mpm@...enic.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, tgraf@...g.ch, davem@...emloft.net,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, phillips@...gle.com,
	penberg@...helsinki.fi
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] make slab gfp fair

Peter wrote:
> cpusets are ignored when in dire straights for an kernel alloc.

No - most kernel allocations never ignore cpusets.

The ones marked NOFAIL or ATOMIC can ignore cpusets in dire straights
and the ones off interrupts lack an applicable cpuset context.

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