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SubjectRe: + mm-fix-panic-in-__alloc_pages.patch added to -mm tree
On Tue 14-12-21 12:57:48, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 11:11:54 +0100 Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com> wrote:
>
> > > I need some clarification here. It sounds like memoryless nodes work on
> > > x86, but hotplug + memoryless nodes isn't a supported use case or you're
> > > introducing it as a new use case?
> > >
> > > If this is a new use case, then I'm inclined to say this patch should
> > > NOT go in and a proper fix should be implemented on hotplug's side. I
> > > don't want to be in the business of having/seeing this conversation
> > > reoccur because we just papered over this issue in percpu.
> >
> > The patch still seems to be in the mmotm tree. I have sent a different
> > fix candidate [1] which should be more robust and cover also other potential
> > places.
> >
> > [1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20211214100732.26335-1-mhocko@kernel.org
>
> Is cool, I'm paying attention.
>
> We do want something short and simple for backporting to -stable (like
> Alexey's patch) so please bear that in mind while preparing an
> alternative.

I think we want something that fixes the underlying problem. Please keep
in mind that the pcp allocation is not the only place to hit the issue.
We have more. I do not want we want to handle each and every one
separately.

I am definitly not going to push for my solution but if there is a
consensus this is the right approach then I do not think we really want
to implement these partial workarounds.

--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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