linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ceph: ceph_pagelist

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Date:	Wed, 15 May 2013 10:53:42 -0600
From:	"Jim Schutt" <jaschut@...dia.gov>
To:	"Alex Elder" <elder@...tank.com>
cc:	ceph-devel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] ceph: ceph_pagelist_append might sleep while
 atomic

On 05/15/2013 10:49 AM, Alex Elder wrote:
> On 05/15/2013 11:38 AM, Jim Schutt wrote:
>> > Ceph's encode_caps_cb() worked hard to not call __page_cache_alloc() while
>> > holding a lock, but it's spoiled because ceph_pagelist_addpage() always
>> > calls kmap(), which might sleep.  Here's the result:
> This looks good to me, but I admit I didn't take as close
> a look at it this time.
> 
> I appreciate your updating the series to include the things
> I mentioned.
> 
> I'll commit these for you, and I'll get confirmation on the
> byte order thing as well.

Cool.  Thanks, Alex.

-- Jim

> 
> Reviewed-by: Alex Elder <elder@...tank.com>
> 
> 


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