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SubjectRe: refill_inactive()
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> i'm wondering about the following piece of code in refill_inactive():
>
> if (current->need_resched && (gfp_mask & __GFP_IO)) {
> __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> schedule();
> }
>
> shouldnt this be __GFP_WAIT? It's true that __GFP_IO implies __GFP_WAIT
> (because IO cannot be done without potentially scheduling), so the code is
> not buggy, but the above 'yielding' of the CPU should be done in the
> GFP_BUFFER case as well. (which is __GFP_WAIT but not __GFP_IO)
>
> Objections?

1) if __GFP_WAIT isn't set, we cannot run try_to_free_pages at all

2) you are right, we /can/ schedule when __GFP_IO isn't set, this is
mistake ... now I'm getting confused about what __GFP_IO is all
about, does anybody know the _exact_ meaning of __GFP_IO ?


regards,


Rik
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