linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/14] netvm: Set PF_MEMALLOC as appropriate during SKB processing

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:21:31 +0200
From:	Michał Mirosław <mirqus@...il.com>
To:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Linux-Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/14] netvm: Set PF_MEMALLOC as appropriate during SKB processing

2011/6/9 Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>:
[...]
> +/*
> + * Limit which protocols can use the PFMEMALLOC reserves to those that are
> + * expected to be used for communication with swap.
> + */
> +static bool skb_pfmemalloc_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +       switch (skb->protocol) {
> +       case __constant_htons(ETH_P_ARP):
> +       case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IP):
> +       case __constant_htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
> +       case __constant_htons(ETH_P_8021Q):
> +               return true;
> +       default:
> +               return false;
> +       }
> +}

This is not needed and wrong. Whatever list there will be, it's going
to always miss some obscure setup (or not that obscure, like
ATAoverEthernet).

Best Regards,
Michał Mirosław
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