GFP_NOWAIT is when you have a somewhat painless backup plan in case the allocation fails. If you're worried that there are too many GFP_ATOMICs, then it's better to re-arrange the code so the allocation can sleep. regards, dan carpenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
