Re: Can kmalloc( ) with __GFP_WAIT flag fail?

[Andi Kleen]

Igor Zhbanov <izh1979@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello!
>
> Can kmalloc( ) fail when invoked with __GFP_WAIT flag (which is
> implied by GFP_KERNEL)?

Yes it can fail.

> And for what reason it may fail?

When the kernel is out of memory.

-Andi
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