linux-kernel - Re: cc1plus invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x280da, order=0, oom

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Date:	Thu,  5 Nov 2009 08:20:24 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	Justin Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	gcc@....gnu.org, David Rientjes <rientjes@...washington.edu>
Subject: Re: cc1plus invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x280da, order=0, oom_adj=0

> > +	if (verbose) {
> > +		task_lock(p);
> 
> We need to be careful with which locks we take on the oom-killer path,
> because it can be called by code which already holds locks.  But I
> expect task_lock() will be OK.

Sure.
task_lock() is already used various oom path. I think this is ok.



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