Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 Sep 2012 12:01:19 -0700 | From | Tejun Heo <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v7 9/9] block: Avoid deadlocks with bio allocation by stacking drivers |
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On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 11:55:40AM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote: > Actually, if the timer approach can reduce the frequency of rescuer > involvement, I think it could actually be better.
Ooh, it wouldn't. It's kicking in only after alloc failure. I don't know. I think conditioning it on alloc failure is cleaner and converting all per-bio allocations to front-pad makes sense. Using a timer wouldn't make the mechanism any simpler, right?
Thanks.
-- tejun
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