linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] call_usermodehelper() increase reliability

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Date:	Wed, 28 May 2008 04:40:54 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] call_usermodehelper() increase reliability

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 09:30:34PM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> Now, call_usermodehelper_setup() uses GFP_ATOMIC.
> but it can return NULL _very_ easily.
> 
> GFP_ATOMIC is needed only when we can't sleep.
> and, GFP_KERNEL is robust and better.
> 
> thus, I add gfp_mask argument to call_usermodehelper_setup().

Patch looks good to me. Thanks for fixing this properly.

-Andi
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