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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c b/module/os/linux/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
index 745d03012..3c30dfc57 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
+++ b/module/os/linux/spl/spl-kmem-cache.c
@@ -1015,10 +1015,20 @@ spl_cache_grow(spl_kmem_cache_t *skc, int flags, void **obj)
ASSERT0(flags & ~KM_PUBLIC_MASK);
ASSERT(skc->skc_magic == SKC_MAGIC);
ASSERT((skc->skc_flags & KMC_SLAB) == 0);
- might_sleep();
+
*obj = NULL;
/*
+ * Since we can't sleep attempt an emergency allocation to satisfy
+ * the request. The only alterative is to fail the allocation but
+ * it's preferable try. The use of KM_NOSLEEP is expected to be rare.
+ */
+ if (flags & KM_NOSLEEP)
+ return (spl_emergency_alloc(skc, flags, obj));
+
+ might_sleep();
+
+ /*
* Before allocating a new slab wait for any reaping to complete and
* then return so the local magazine can be rechecked for new objects.
*/