When vmalloc() fails it prints a very lengthy message with all the details about memory consumption assuming that it happened due to OOM. However, vmalloc() can also fail due to fatal signal pending. In such case the message is quite confusing because it suggests that it is OOM but the numbers suggest otherwise. The messages can also pollute console considerably. Don't warn when vmalloc() fails due to fatal signal pending. Signed-off-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx --- mm/vmalloc.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c index edf15f49831e..68eb0028004b 100644 --- a/mm/vmalloc.c +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c @@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ static void *__vmalloc_area_node(struct vm_struct *area, gfp_t gfp_mask, if (fatal_signal_pending(current)) { area->nr_pages = i; - goto fail; + goto fail_no_warn; } if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE) @@ -1709,6 +1709,7 @@ static void *__vmalloc_area_node(struct vm_struct *area, gfp_t gfp_mask, warn_alloc(gfp_mask, NULL, "vmalloc: allocation failure, allocated %ld of %ld bytes", (area->nr_pages*PAGE_SIZE), area->size); +fail_no_warn: vfree(area->addr); return NULL; } -- 2.12.0.246.ga2ecc84866-goog -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>