Re: [PATCH] Move __GFP_IO check in shrink_icache_memory to prune_icache()

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> > The following patch moves the __GFP_IO check down to prune_icache(),
> > allowing !__GFP_IO allocations to free clean unused inodes.
>
> Forget about this.
>
> We may have to write quota information back to disk while freeing the
> inode and then we are fucked.

Also you are looking at the none -ac quota code which is broken anyway 8)
The same problem seems to hold true with your patch and the current quota
code however.
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