Re: [PATCH] call_usermodehelper_setup() should use GFP_KERNEL

From: KOSAKI Motohiro
Date: Thu May 08 2008 - 05:41:01 EST


> > > Are you sure? I found the following call chain:
> > >
> > > static irqreturn_t power_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
> > > ->orderly_poweroff(true);
> > > ->call_usermodehelper_setup()
> >
> > sorry, you are right.
> > I'll make patch again.
>
> How many times do we have to make this mistake :(
>
> Only the caller knows what allocation mode the callee can use.
> call_usermodehelper_setup() should be extended to take a gfp_t argument.

Agreed.
I'm testing so patch.
I'll post tommorow, myabe.



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