From d5ba1c8ffd0b7d38e1fac48184637e6d6c1197d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KOSAKI Motohiro Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:18:41 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] mtd: don't use PF_MEMALLOC Non MM subsystem must not use PF_MEMALLOC. Memory reclaim need few memory, anyone must not prevent it. Otherwise the system cause mysterious hang-up and/or OOM Killer invokation. Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse --- drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c index 955226d74808..fa83757e7c96 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c @@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ static int mtd_blktrans_thread(void *arg) struct request_queue *rq = tr->blkcore_priv->rq; struct request *req = NULL; - /* we might get involved when memory gets low, so use PF_MEMALLOC */ - current->flags |= PF_MEMALLOC; - spin_lock_irq(rq->queue_lock); while (!kthread_should_stop()) { -- 2.20.1