On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 09:49:57AM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> On Tue, May 06, 2014 at 10:21:33PM -0700, Ben Widawsky wrote:
> > AFAICT, it's impossible to actually infinitely retry the allocation in
> > our current code. However, a small oversight on my part, slight bug, or
> > future bug, could
On Tue, May 06, 2014 at 10:21:33PM -0700, Ben Widawsky wrote:
> AFAICT, it's impossible to actually infinitely retry the allocation in
> our current code. However, a small oversight on my part, slight bug, or
> future bug, could easily change that.
>
> To avoid a potential breakage, a simple retry
AFAICT, it's impossible to actually infinitely retry the allocation in
our current code. However, a small oversight on my part, slight bug, or
future bug, could easily change that.
To avoid a potential breakage, a simple retry variable of 16 bits will
help us prevent infinitely running.
Retry is