[Patch v2] mm: adjust out-dated document of __GFP_NOFAIL
From: Wei Yang
Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 22:59:00 EST
Commit ee040cbd6e48 ("mm/page_alloc: don't warn about large allocations
with __GFP_NOFAIL") remove a warning on allocating large folio with
__GFP_NOFAIL, which was placed there by commit 903edea6c53f ("mm: warn
about illegal __GFP_NOFAIL usage in a more appropriate location and
manner").
While in that commit, it also documented this behavior which is
out-dated now.
Adjust the document to align to current code, and adjust the comment
while at it.
Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
* s/is adjusted/was placed there/ in change log
* instead of removing the document, say "is discouraged"
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260827030548.16631-1-richard.weiyang@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u
---
include/linux/gfp_types.h | 2 +-
mm/page_alloc.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/gfp_types.h b/include/linux/gfp_types.h
index 190191411009..bfd4c43ed777 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp_types.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ enum {
* definitely preferable to use the flag rather than opencode endless
* loop around allocator.
* Allocating pages from the buddy with __GFP_NOFAIL and order > 1 is
- * not supported. Please consider using kvmalloc() instead.
+ * discouraged. Please consider using kvmalloc() instead if possible.
*/
#define __GFP_IO ((__force gfp_t)___GFP_IO)
#define __GFP_FS ((__force gfp_t)___GFP_FS)
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ab385bc252cc..146f7e0a9462 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4804,7 +4804,7 @@ __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
if (unlikely(nofail)) {
/*
- * Also we don't support __GFP_NOFAIL without __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM,
+ * We don't support __GFP_NOFAIL without __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM,
* otherwise, we may result in lockup.
*/
WARN_ON_ONCE(!can_direct_reclaim);
--
2.34.1