* workspace preallocated for each type and the compression
* time is bounded so we get to a workspace eventually. This
* makes our caller's life easier.
+ *
+ * To prevent silent and low-probability deadlocks (when the
+ * initial preallocation fails), check if there are any
+ * workspaces at all.
*/
+ if (atomic_read(total_ws) == 0) {
+ static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(_rs,
+ /* once per minute */ 60 * HZ,
+ /* no burst */ 1);
+
+ if (__ratelimit(&_rs)) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING
+ "no compression workspaces, low memory, retrying");
+ }
+ }
goto again;
}
return workspace;