7dde7a8ab3
The __GFP_NOFAIL passed to set_extent_bit first appeared in 2010
(commit f0486c68e4bd9a ("Btrfs: Introduce contexts for metadata
reservation")), without any explanation why it would be needed.
Meanwhile we've updated the semantics of set_extent_bit to handle failed
allocations and do unlock, sleep and retry if needed. The use of the
NOFAIL flag is also an outlier, we never want any of the set/clear
extent bit helpers to fail, they're used for many critical changes like
extent locking, besides the extent state bit changes.
Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.