Re: [PATCH] mm: hugetlb: add might_sleep() for gigantic page

[Michal Hocko]

On Tue 27-12-11 21:21:18, Hillf Danton wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri 23-12-11 21:41:08, Hillf Danton wrote:
> >> From: Hillf Danton <dhillf@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Subject: [PATCH] mm: hugetlb: add might_sleep() for gigantic page
> >>
> >> Like the case of huge page, might_sleep() is added for gigantic page, then
> >> both are treated in same way.
> >
> > Why do we need to call might_sleep here? There is cond_resched in the
> > loop...
> >
> 
> IIUC it is the reason to add... and the comment says

cond_resched calls __might_sleep so there is no reason to call
might_sleep outside the loop as well.

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