Re: [PATCH] fs: befs: replace GFP_KERNEL by GFP_NOFS
On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 12:07:08PM +0100, Salah Triki wrote: > Since this is a filesystem driver, using the flag GFP_NOFS is more > appropriate than the flag GFP_KERNEL.
What does "more appropriate" mean? Either there is a specific reason, or it's a cargo-culting, plain and simple. _Why_ does it need GFP_NOFS?