Re: [Patch v2] mm: adjust out-dated document of __GFP_NOFAIL

[Zi Yan]

On Fri Aug 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM EDT, Wei Yang wrote:
> 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(-)
>
LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>


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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi