On 05/25/2018 09:52 AM, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Thu 24-05-18 09:37:18, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 05/24/2018 04:43 AM, Michal Hocko wrote: > [...] >>> +The traditional way to avoid this deadlock problem is to clear __GFP_FS >>> +resp. __GFP_IO (note the later implies clearing the first as well) in >> >> latter > > ? > No I really meant that clearing __GFP_IO implies __GFP_FS clearing
In that case "latter" is the proper word AFAIK. You could also use "former" instead of "first". Or maybe just repeat the flag names to avoid confusion...
