Re: [PATCH 2/2] SLUB: Use GFP_PANIC for early-boot allocations

From: Christoph Lameter
Date: Fri May 08 2009 - 12:43:21 EST


On Fri, 8 May 2009, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> Well, what I'm saying is that that either is a genuine bug we should
> fix, or its boot code, which is exactly what my assertion above tests
> for.
>
> I really believe GFP_PANIC usage outside of system_state ==
> STATE_BOOTING is a bug we should fix. Not create a better syntax for.

I agree.
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