malloc(M_NOWAIT) issues.

Hiten Pandya hmp at backplane.com
Sun Jan 18 18:07:36 PST 2004


Max Laier wrote:
FWIW, mbuf(9) alloc functions need a redo with similar resoning. There are 
many places where a failed mget() will cause a panic.
	Especially, the NFS code seems to like doing unchcked/unsafe
	mbuf allocations, and then getting messed half-way somewhere
	else.  I have some patches for this which I will commit some
	time once I get back into the loop.
	Thanks and regards,

	-- Hiten






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