Re: [PATCH] mm: don't warn when vmalloc() fails due to a fatal signal

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On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 12:44:25PM +0100, Dmitry Vyukov wrote:
> 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>

Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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