linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mpage: remove ineffective __GFP

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Message-ID: <YeUXcK3/6vIXw7Ju@infradead.org>
Date:   Sun, 16 Jan 2022 23:14:56 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>
Cc:     Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mpage: remove ineffective __GFP_HIGH flag

FYI, I have a patch removing mpage_alloc entirely as part of a bio
allocation refactoring series about to be sent out.  So while your
analysis here is correct I'd prefer to hold this as the issue goes away
entirely.