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Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) [message #1963 is a reply to message #1962]

Fri, 10 March 2006 08:52

dev
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Moscow

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>>Andrew,
>>
>>Fixed both comments from Al Viro (thanks, Al):
>>- should have a separate helper
>>- should pass 0 instead of GFP_KERNEL in page_symlink()
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>>+ page = find_or_create_page(mapping, 0,
>>+ mapping_gfp_mask(mapping) | gfp_mask);
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> this does not work; GFP_NOFS has a bit *LESS* than GFP_KERNEL, not a bit
> more. As such a | operation isn't going to be useful....
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> (So I think that while Al's intention was good, the implication of it
> isn't ;)
Oh no... Had to sleep well today... :/
Al, are you agree with the original patch then?
I don't think it is a good idea to introduce AND mask instead :)

Thanks,
Kirill

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		[PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: Kirill Korotaev on Fri, 10 March 2006 08:41
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: Arjan van de Ven on Fri, 10 March 2006 08:46
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: dev on Fri, 10 March 2006 08:52
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: Andrew Morton on Fri, 10 March 2006 08:56
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: dev on Fri, 10 March 2006 09:06
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: Al Viro on Fri, 10 March 2006 08:59
		Re: [PATCH] ext3: ext3_symlink should use GFP_NOFS allocations inside (ver. 3) By: Arjan van de Ven on Fri, 10 March 2006 09:40

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