Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:16:23 +0100 | From | Manfred Spraul <> | Subject | Re: mm/slab.c: linux 2.6.1 fix 2 unguarded kmalloc and a PAGE_SHIFT |
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Hi Walter,
>this fixes catches 2 unguarded kmallocs() and changes a statement so that PAGE_SHIFT \ >>20 causes a warning. At least sparc64 is prepared for a PAGE_SHIFT >20. > > Why should a page shift above 20 generate a warning?
The two unguarded kmallocs are obivously wrong, but I'd prefer to guard them with __GFP_NOFAIL.
-- Manfred
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