linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] zswap: fix writeback lock ordering for zsmalloc

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:43:58 +0900
From:   Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
To:     Nhat Pham <nphamcs@...il.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hannes@...xchg.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, minchan@...nel.org,
        ngupta@...are.org, senozhatsky@...omium.org, sjenning@...hat.com,
        ddstreet@...e.org, vitaly.wool@...sulko.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] zswap: fix writeback lock ordering for zsmalloc

On (22/11/18 16:15), Nhat Pham wrote:
> @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static int zswap_writeback_entry(struct zpool *pool, unsigned long handle)
>  	};
> 
>  	if (!zpool_can_sleep_mapped(pool)) {
> -		tmp = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_ATOMIC);
> +		tmp = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
>  		if (!tmp)
>  			return -ENOMEM;
>  	}

I guess this chunk is not realted to zsmalloc lock oredering fix.
Should it be a separate patch? And feel free to squash my patch,
that does the similar thing:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221122013338.3696079-1-senozhatsky@chromium.org/