+ mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     Subject: mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes.patch

This patch should soon appear at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes.patch
and later at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes.patch

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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes

#23: FILE: include/linux/gfp.h:116:
+ * Usage of a pre-allocated pool (e.g. mempool) should be always considered before

WARNING: Missing Signed-off-by: line by nominal patch author 'Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>'

total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 8 lines checked

NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
      mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.

./patches/mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update.patch has style problems, please review.

NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
      them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.

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Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 include/linux/gfp.h |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/gfp.h~mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes
+++ a/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
  * very shortly e.g. process exiting or swapping. Users either should
  * be the MM or co-ordinating closely with the VM (e.g. swap over NFS).
  * Users of this flag have to be extremely careful to not deplete the reserve
- * completely and implement a throttling mechanism which controls the consumption
- * of the reserve based on the amount of freed memory.
- * Usage of a pre-allocated pool (e.g. mempool) should be always considered before
- * using this flag.
+ * completely and implement a throttling mechanism which controls the
+ * consumption of the reserve based on the amount of freed memory.
+ * Usage of a pre-allocated pool (e.g. mempool) should be always considered
+ * before using this flag.
  *
  * %__GFP_NOMEMALLOC is used to explicitly forbid access to emergency reserves.
  * This takes precedence over the %__GFP_MEMALLOC flag if both are set.
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are

drivers-tty-serial-sh-scic-suppress-uninitialized-var-warning.patch
mm.patch
memcg-optimize-memorynuma_stat-like-memorystat-fix.patch
mm-clarify-__gfp_memalloc-usage-update-checkpatch-fixes.patch
linux-next-fix.patch
linux-next-git-rejects.patch
mm-add-vm_insert_pages-fix.patch
net-zerocopy-use-vm_insert_pages-for-tcp-rcv-zerocopy-fix.patch
seq_read-info-message-about-buggy-next-functions-fix.patch
kernel-forkc-export-kernel_thread-to-modules.patch




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