Re: [PATCH v2] mm: vmalloc: fix vmap_purge_lock livelock under memory pressure

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:54:22 +0200 Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> But, i think we can overt mutex_lock() into mutex_trylock() just only
> in the:
> 
> static unsigned long
> vmap_node_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
> {
> 	struct vmap_node *vn;
> 
> 	guard(mutex)(&vmap_purge_lock);
> 	for_each_vmap_node(vn)
> 		decay_va_pool_node(vn, true);
> 
> 	return SHRINK_STOP;
> }

I *think* that means we can expect a v3.

Ho hum.  I guess I'll queue v2, under the assumption that my
assumptions are usually wrong.