Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] zram: pass gfp from zcomp frontend to backend

From: Sergey Senozhatsky
Date: Wed Nov 25 2015 - 10:06:25 EST


Hello,

On (11/25/15 22:50), Minchan Kim wrote:
[..]
> > I think that applying 3/3 before 2/3 will be a simpler (and probably a better)
> > thing to do. We fitst extend zcomp interface and pass flags (without any
> > functional change) and then extend the flags and introduce vmalloc fallback.
>
> The reason I ordered such way is that I wanted to discuss [2/3] as
> stable material after I get your ACK. It solves real problem in android platform
> which is real fact and I think it's enough small to send stable tree.
> What do you think?
>
> >
> > So we don't have to add comments to lz4/lzo backend that are getting (re-)moved
> > in the very next commit.
>
> Fair enough if you don't agree sending [2/3] to stable.

Aha, I see. I don't mind to send it to -stable (with __GFP_HIGHMEM fix
up).

Do -stable guys take this type of patches?

-ss
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