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Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 01:57:01 +0100 From: Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk> To: Salah Triki <salah.triki@....org> Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: befs: replace GFP_KERNEL by GFP_NOFS On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 12:07:08PM +0100, Salah Triki wrote: > Since this is a filesystem driver, using the flag GFP_NOFS is more > appropriate than the flag GFP_KERNEL. What does "more appropriate" mean? Either there is a specific reason, or it's a cargo-culting, plain and simple. _Why_ does it need GFP_NOFS?
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