linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sparc: replace __GFP_NOFAIL with GFP_ATOMIC in mdesc

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Message-ID: <CABawtvO_dQ4Br6MAMHHmSK3xeFGywf-=1w3-VB+V7yVFo4=5kg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jan 2014 09:48:10 +0800
From:	Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sparc: replace __GFP_NOFAIL with GFP_ATOMIC in mdesc_kmalloc()

David,
   Got it. thanks,


Ethan

On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 10:05 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:54:21 +0800
>
>> Has kmalloc() failure checking there, so it is unnecessary to allocate with
>> __GFP_NOFAIL flag that might block forever.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <ethan.kernel@...il.com>
>
> Please submit sparc patches with sparclinux@...r.kernel.org at least
> CC:'d.
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