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SubjectRe: [PATCH v29 1/4] mm: support reporting free page blocks
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 08:33:22AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > > + * The function itself might sleep so it cannot be called from atomic
> > > > + * contexts.
> > > I don't see how walk_free_mem_block() can sleep.
> >
> > OK, it would be better to remove this sentence for the current version. But
> > I think we could probably keep it if we decide to add cond_resched() below.
>
> The point of this sentence was to make any user aware that the function
> might sleep from the very begining rather than chase existing callers
> when we need to add cond_resched or sleep for any other reason. So I
> would rather keep it.

Let's say what it is then - "will be changed to sleep in the future".

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> Michal Hocko
> SUSE Labs

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