linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/6] md: remove dependency on __GFP

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Message-ID: <AANLkTikpTZfUE-XFCXJV6FdZy0ZTWeoPLF_qErvvjGOy@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:09:15 +0300
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>, Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/6] md: remove dependency on __GFP_NOFAIL

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> Hows about you add a helper function
>
>        void *[kmalloc|alloc_page]_retrying_forever_because_i_suck(lots of args)
>
> then convert the callsites to use that, then nuke __GFP_NOFAIL?

I'd prefer killing off __GFP_NOFAIL properly :-)
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