Re: [xfs-masters] Re: [PATCH] xfs: kill kmem_zone init

On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 09:37:33AM +0200, Pekka J Enberg wrote:
> Would 
> you accept patches to convert code under PF_FSTRANS to use KM_NOFS so we 
> can kill the check in kmem_flags_convert()?

No.

XFS is full of code that can be called under both PF_FSTRANS and
!PF_FSTRANS contexts and hence recursion during allocation is
context dependent. Rather than pollute >20 call sites throughout XFS
with this check it got put in common code. Makes sense, yes?

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
R&D Software Enginner
SGI Australian Software Group
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