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SubjectRe: [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?

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