From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1EUBTC-0006l3-FS for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:11:10 -0700 Received: from lakshmi.addtoit.com ([198.99.130.6] helo=lakshmi.solana.com) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1EUBTB-0007ag-02 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:11:10 -0700 From: Jeff Dike Message-ID: <20051024230352.GA11467@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> References: <200510221838.17065.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200510221838.17065.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Subject: [uml-devel] Re: GFP_ATOMIC/GFP_KERNEL broken for use by block devices!! Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:03:52 -0400 To: Blaisorblade Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Sat, Oct 22, 2005 at 06:38:16PM +0200, Blaisorblade wrote: > In the write path of a ???lesystem, using > GFP_KERNEL or GFP_ATOMIC will lead to deadlocks > eventually. [...] GFP_NOFS is there for a reason, as is GFP_NOIO for block > device drivers. I know about this, and this is another reason I'm not sending it in. I don't really understand it either. If GFP_ATOMIC can block, then I don't know what good it is. > Which means that we _must_ ask for help from somebody else. Yup. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel