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Subject: Re: mm, vmstat: kernel BUG at mm/vmstat.c:1408!
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On Fri, 22 Jan 2016, Michal Hocko wrote:

> Wouldn't it be much more easier and simply get rid of the VM_BUG_ON?
> What is the point of keeping it in the first place. The code can
> perfectly cope with the race.

Ok then lets do that.