@@ -545,14 +545,28 @@ static int adjoin(struct dm_table *table, struct dm_target *ti)
/*
* Used to dynamically allocate the arg array.
+ *
+ * We do first allocation with GFP_NOIO because dm-mpath and dm-thin must
+ * process messages even if some device is suspended. These messages have a
+ * small fixed number of arguments.
+ *
+ * On the other hand, dm-switch needs to process bulk data using messages and
+ * excessive use of GFP_NOIO could cause trouble.
*/
static char **realloc_argv(unsigned *array_size, char **old_argv)
{
char **argv;
unsigned new_size;
+ gfp_t gfp;
- new_size = *array_size ? *array_size * 2 : 64;
- argv = kmalloc(new_size * sizeof(*argv), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (*array_size) {
+ new_size = *array_size * 2;
+ gfp = GFP_KERNEL;
+ } else {
+ new_size = 8;
+ gfp = GFP_NOIO;
+ }
+ argv = kmalloc(new_size * sizeof(*argv), gfp);
if (argv) {
memcpy(argv, old_argv, *array_size * sizeof(*argv));
*array_size = new_size;
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled dm: allocate buffer for messages with small number of arguments using to the linux-3.11.y-queue branch of the 3.11.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.11.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.11.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From cde559dc6f364de561e231cc1b9584cf410cf91b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:55:45 -0400 Subject: dm: allocate buffer for messages with small number of arguments using GFP_NOIO commit f36afb3957353d2529cb2b00f78fdccd14fc5e9c upstream. dm-mpath and dm-thin must process messages even if some device is suspended, so we allocate argv buffer with GFP_NOIO. These messages have a small fixed number of arguments. On the other hand, dm-switch needs to process bulk data using messages so excessive use of GFP_NOIO could cause trouble. The patch also lowers the default number of arguments from 64 to 8, so that there is smaller load on GFP_NOIO allocations. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> Acked-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- drivers/md/dm-table.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) -- 1.8.3.2