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authorMel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>2016-05-20 02:14:44 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-05-20 04:12:14 +0200
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parentmm, page_alloc: uninline the bad page part of check_new_page() (diff)
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mm, page_alloc: restore the original nodemask if the fast path allocation failed
The page allocator fast path uses either the requested nodemask or cpuset_current_mems_allowed if cpusets are enabled. If the allocation context allows watermarks to be ignored then it can also ignore memory policies. However, on entering the allocator slowpath the nodemask may still be cpuset_current_mems_allowed and the policies are enforced. This patch resets the nodemask appropriately before entering the slowpath. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160504143628.GU2858@techsingularity.net Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net> Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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