> > NFS uses GFP_NOFS as appropriate so should always do the right thing > > itself. > > What about the physical network io path ?
Thats using GFP_NOIO/GFP_ATOMIC already. > IIRC and I may very well be wrong nfs now uses the page cache. > Thus for any nfs write the rules for block device memory allocation > should apply. Could you please elaborate ? They do. NFS has to be able to complete a read or write without causing recursive disk I/O. You can do that by careful use of GFP_NOIO and friends or if its all in your task context by using the PF_MEMALLOC flag to lie a little _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
