linux-kernel - Re: [patch -mmotm] mm: invoke oom killer for __GFP

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Message-ID: <4A07666B.5020706@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 10 May 2009 19:42:35 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch -mmotm] mm: invoke oom killer for __GFP_NOFAIL

David Rientjes wrote:
> The oom killer must be invoked regardless of the order if the allocation
> is __GFP_NOFAIL, otherwise it will loop forever when reclaim fails to
> free some memory.
> 
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> Cc: Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
> Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

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