Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:26:40 +0200 | From | Michal Hocko <> | Subject | Re: [RFC -v2 7/8] btrfs: Prevent from early transaction abort |
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On Tue 18-08-15 19:29:14, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Tue 18-08-15 13:11:44, Chris Mason wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 12:40:32PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote: > > > From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com> > > > > > > Btrfs relies on GFP_NOFS allocation when commiting the transaction but > > > since "mm: page_alloc: do not lock up GFP_NOFS allocations upon OOM" > > > those allocations are allowed to fail which can lead to a pre-mature > > > transaction abort: > > > > I can either put the btrfs nofail ones on my pull for Linus, or you can > > add my sob and send as one unit. Just let me know how you'd rather do > > it. > > OK, I will rephrase the changelogs (tomorrow) to not refer to an > unmerged patch and would appreciate if you can take them and route them > through your tree. I will then drop them from my pile.
Poste in a separate thread http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1439986661-15896-1-git-send-email-mhocko@kernel.org -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs
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