[patch 6/6] reiserfs: remove dependency on __GFP_NOFAIL

From: David Rientjes
Date: Mon Aug 16 2010 - 22:58:22 EST


Removes the dependency on __GFP_NOFAIL by looping indefinitely in the
caller.

Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/reiserfs/journal.c | 7 +++++--
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2593,8 +2593,11 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *sb)
static struct reiserfs_journal_list *alloc_journal_list(struct super_block *s)
{
struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl;
- jl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal_list),
- GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+
+ do {
+ /* FIXME: this may potentially loop forever */
+ jl = kzalloc(sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal_list), GFP_NOFS);
+ } while (!jl);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jl->j_list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jl->j_working_list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jl->j_tail_bh_list);
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