Re: [PATCH] fix leak with bounced bio's

[Jens Axboe]

On Thu, Sep 09 2004, Frank Steiner wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >This might fix the last leak of memory reported with cd writing, the
> >current highmem bounce code will leak n-1 pages for any n page bio where
> >n > 1. CD writing typically uses 16 pages bios, so it is affected.
> 
> 
> it fixes the leak for us that I described a while back
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=109360958318479&w=2
> 
> Great :-))

Great, thanks for confirming!

Maybe we should unconditionally bounce all bios for a while in a test
kernel, to make sure that all bouncing bugs are shaken out ;-)

-- 
Jens Axboe

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