Changes in kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c [ab6f2507:96b02eb9] in mainline

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• kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c (modified) (2 diffs)

kernel/generic/src/mm/slab.c

@@ -806 +806 @@
 }
 
-/** Go through all caches and reclaim what is possible */
+/** Go through all caches and reclaim what is possible
+ *
+ * Interrupts must be disabled before calling this function,
+ * otherwise  memory allocation from interrupts can deadlock.
+ *
+ */
 size_t slab_reclaim(unsigned int flags)
 {
-        irq_spinlock_lock(&slab_cache_lock, true);
+        irq_spinlock_lock(&slab_cache_lock, false);
         
         size_t frames = 0;
@@ -819 +824 @@
         }
         
-        irq_spinlock_unlock(&slab_cache_lock, true);
+        irq_spinlock_unlock(&slab_cache_lock, false);
         
         return frames;