linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] io_uring: drop overflowing CQE instead of exceeding memory limits

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Message-Id: <176714585945.414491.8962578639891621014.b4-ty@kernel.dk>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:50:59 -0700
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: io-uring@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Alexandre Negrel <alexandre@...rel.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] io_uring: drop overflowing CQE instead of exceeding
 memory limits


On Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:57:28 +0100, Alexandre Negrel wrote:
> Allocate the overflowing CQE with GFP_NOWAIT instead of GFP_ATOMIC. This
> changes causes allocations to fail in out-of-memory situations,
> resulting in CQE being dropped. Using GFP_ATOMIC allows a process to
> exceed memory limits.
> 
> 

Applied, thanks!

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Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe