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Re: refill_inactive()

In article <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009241148100.2789-100000@elte.hu> you wrote:
> i'm wondering about the following piece of code in refill_inactive():

>                 if (current->need_resched && (gfp_mask & __GFP_IO)) {
>                         __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
>                         schedule();
>                 }

> shouldnt this be __GFP_WAIT? It's true that __GFP_IO implies __GFP_WAIT
> (because IO cannot be done without potentially scheduling), so the code is

Is this also true for starting IO ?

Greetings,
   Arjan van de Ven
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