linux-kernel - Re: [patch] checkpatch: add warning of future __GFP

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Message-ID: <1386725708.8168.25.camel@joe-AO722>
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:35:08 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [patch] checkpatch: add warning of future __GFP_NOFAIL use

On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 16:26 -0800, David Rientjes wrote:
> gfp.h and page_alloc.c already specify that __GFP_NOFAIL is deprecated and 
> no new users should be added.
> 
> Add a warning to checkpatch to catch this.

Fine by me.


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