> > kmalloc 16K kmalloc 32K
> > block block
> >
> 2) set PF_MEMALLOC on the task you're killing for OOM,
> that way this task will either get the memory or
> fail (note that PF_MEMALLOC tasks don't wait)
Nobody is out of memory at this point. Everyone is in kernel space blocking
for someone else. There is also no further allocation after this deadlock
point to cause a kill
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