Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 28 May 2013 00:41:49 +0200 | From | Francois Romieu <> | Subject | Re: [Patch v2] skbuff: Hide GFP_ATOMIC page allocation failures for dropped packets |
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atomlin@redhat.com <atomlin@redhat.com> : [...] > Failed GFP_ATOMIC allocations by the network stack result in dropped > packets, which will be received on a subsequent retransmit, and an > unnecessary, noisy warning with a kernel backtrace. > > These warnings are harmless, but they still cause users to panic and > file bug reports over dropped packets. It would be better to hide the > failed allocation warnings and backtraces, and let retransmits handle > dropped packets quietly.
Linux VM may be perfect but device drivers do stupid things.
Please don't paper over it just because some shit ends in your backyard.
-- Ueimor
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