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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Use of getblk differs between locations
Jeff Mahoney wrote:
> No, it's not, and deadlock is definitely possible. However, if we're at
> the point where memory is tight enough that it's an issue, the timer can
> expire and all the pending i/o is dropped just as it would be without
> the multipath code enabled.

Followed by requesting a dialog to tell the user that their dirty
data/metadata has been dropped :)

-- Jamie
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