[PATCH] loop: copy_bio use highmem
From: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> loop_copy_bio uses one gfp_mask for bio_alloc and alloc_page calls. The bio_alloc obviously can't use highmem, but the alloc_page can. Yes, the underlying device might be unable to use highmem, and have to use one of its bounce buffers, with an extra copy: so be it. (Originally I did propagate the underlying device's bounce needs down to the loop device, to avoid that possible extra copy; but let's keep this simple, the low end doesn't have highmem and the high end can I/O it.)
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