Re: [PATCH 2/5] page allocator: Do not allow interrupts to useALLOC_HARDER

From: Stephan von Krawczynski
Date: Thu Oct 22 2009 - 12:33:16 EST


On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:22:33 +0100
Mel Gorman <mel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Commit 341ce06f69abfafa31b9468410a13dbd60e2b237 altered watermark logic
> slightly by allowing rt_tasks that are handling an interrupt to set
> ALLOC_HARDER. This patch brings the watermark logic more in line with
> 2.6.30.
>
> [rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx: Spotted the problem]
> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/page_alloc.c | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index dfa4362..7f2aa3e 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask)
> * See also cpuset_zone_allowed() comment in kernel/cpuset.c.
> */
> alloc_flags &= ~ALLOC_CPUSET;
> - } else if (unlikely(rt_task(p)))
> + } else if (unlikely(rt_task(p)) && !in_interrupt())
> alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HARDER;
>
> if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))) {
> --
> 1.6.3.3
>

Is it correct that this one applies offset -54 lines in 2.6.31.4 ?

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Regards,
Stephan
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