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Subject: Re: [patch 1/6] md: remove dependency on __GFP_NOFAIL
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Hows about you add a helper function

	void *[kmalloc|alloc_page]_retrying_forever_because_i_suck(lots of args)

then convert the callsites to use that, then nuke __GFP_NOFAIL?