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SubjectRe: [patch 68/85] fs: symlink write_begin allocation context fix
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:31:17PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:01:36PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> > 2.6.27-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
>
> Hm, I think I got the backport of this patch wrong in two place:
>
> > --- a/mm/filemap.c
> > +++ b/mm/filemap.c
> > @@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ int pagecache_write_begin(struct file *f
> > struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
> > struct page *page;
> > again:
> > - page = __grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
> > + page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, flags);
>
> I think this shouldn't be "flags", but 0, right?

I think flags is right. That way, a caller of pagecache_write_begin (eg. page_symlink)
can instruct it with AOP_FLAG_NOFS to prevent grab_cache_page from doing a GFP_KERNEL
allocation.

> > @@ -2263,7 +2268,7 @@ static ssize_t generic_perform_write_2co
> > break;
> > }
> >
> > - page = __grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
> > + page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, GFP_KERNEL);
>
> And this one? Is GFP_KERNEL ok, or 0?
>
> Nick, your thoughts?

This should be 0. grab_cache_page_write_begin takes write_begin aop flags rather
than regular gfp flags (it's a bit confusing, sorry :P). 0 ~= GFP_KERNEL (wheras
AOP_FLAG_NOFS ~= GFP_NOFS). So you have the right idea ;)

Thanks,
Nick


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