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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 9a012cc5b6cd..47b87b071de3 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct inode *alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
mapping->a_ops = &empty_aops;
mapping->host = inode;
mapping->flags = 0;
- mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_HIGHUSER);
+ mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE);
mapping->assoc_mapping = NULL;
mapping->backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
@@ -519,7 +519,13 @@ repeat:
* new_inode - obtain an inode
* @sb: superblock
*
- * Allocates a new inode for given superblock.
+ * Allocates a new inode for given superblock. The default gfp_mask
+ * for allocations related to inode->i_mapping is GFP_HIGHUSER_PAGECACHE.
+ * If HIGHMEM pages are unsuitable or it is known that pages allocated
+ * for the page cache are not reclaimable or migratable,
+ * mapping_set_gfp_mask() must be called with suitable flags on the
+ * newly created inode's mapping
+ *
*/
struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb)
{