linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] cfq-iosched: get rid of __GFP

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Message-ID: <x49fxdn9e0z.fsf@segfault.boston.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:05:16 -0400
From:	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
To:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] cfq-iosched: get rid of __GFP_NOFAIL

Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> So these are the two patches that get rid of __GFP_NOFAIL in
> the CFQ IO scheduler. It's been tested with injecting errors
> into the cfqq allocation and verifying that it both triggers
> and works as expected.

You forgot to mention why you are doing this.

Cheers,
Jeff
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