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From: Frank Steiner <fsteiner-mail@bio.ifi.lmu.de>
To: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
Cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix leak with bounced bio's
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 16:34:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <414069DF.9000804@bio.ifi.lmu.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040909084204.GO1737@suse.de>

Jens Axboe wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This might fix the last leak of memory reported with cd writing, the
> current highmem bounce code will leak n-1 pages for any n page bio where
> n > 1. CD writing typically uses 16 pages bios, so it is affected.


it fixes the leak for us that I described a while back
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109360958318479&w=2

Great :-))

cu,
Frank

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  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-09 14:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-09  8:42 [PATCH] fix leak with bounced bio's Jens Axboe
2004-09-09 14:34 ` Frank Steiner [this message]
2004-09-09 14:36   ` Jens Axboe

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