The patch titled
Subject: mm/backing-dev.c: use might_alloc()
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
bdi-use-might_alloc.patch
This patch should soon appear at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/bdi-use-might_alloc.patch
and later at
https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/bdi-use-might_alloc.patch
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From: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: mm/backing-dev.c: use might_alloc()
Now that my little helper has landed, use it more. On top of the existing
check this also uses lockdep through the fs_reclaim annotations.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210113135009.3606813-2-daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/backing-dev.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c~bdi-use-might_alloc
+++ a/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ struct bdi_writeback *wb_get_create(stru
{
struct bdi_writeback *wb;
- might_sleep_if(gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp));
+ might_alloc(gfp);
if (!memcg_css->parent)
return &bdi->wb;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx are
mm-dmapool-use-might_alloc.patch
bdi-use-might_alloc.patch
