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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: handle tcp_net_metrics_init() order-5 memory
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Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:47:39 -0800
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On Thu, 2012-11-15 at 15:55 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:

> maybe readd the warning for OOM reporting here?
> 


Storing tcp metrics is a best effort, this can be silently ignored.

And order-0 are going to work, unless machine is in critical state,
that gives enough room.