linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] erofs: avoid memory allocation failure during rolling decompression

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Date:   Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:24:07 +0800
From:   Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...hat.com>
To:     Huang Jianan <huangjianan@...o.com>
Cc:     zhangshiming@...o.com, guoweichao@...o.com,
        linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] erofs: avoid memory allocation failure during
 rolling decompression

On Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 05:58:39PM +0800, Huang Jianan via Linux-erofs wrote:
> Currently, err would be treated as io error. Therefore, it'd be
> better to ensure memory allocation during rolling decompression
> to avoid such io error.
> 
> In the long term, we might consider adding another !Uptodate case
> for such case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Huang Jianan <huangjianan@...o.com>
> Signed-off-by: Guo Weichao <guoweichao@...o.com>

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...hat.com>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang