linux-kernel - Can kmalloc( ) with __GFP

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Date:	Fri, 5 Jun 2009 14:59:31 +0400
From:	Igor Zhbanov <izh1979@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Can kmalloc( ) with __GFP_WAIT flag fail?

Hello!

Can kmalloc( ) fail when invoked with __GFP_WAIT flag (which is
implied by GFP_KERNEL)?
And for what reason it may fail?

Thanks.
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