ext4: use bdev_getblk() to avoid memory reclaim in readahead path

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sb_getblk_gfp adds __GFP_NOFAIL, which is unnecessary for readahead; we're
quite comfortable with the possibility that we may not get a bh back. 
Switch to bdev_getblk() which does not include __GFP_NOFAIL.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230914150011.843330-4-willy@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Reported-by: Hui Zhu <teawater@antgroup.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20230811035705.3296-1-teawaterz@linux.alibaba.com/
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

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Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) 2023-09-14 16:00:06 +01:00 • committed by Andrew Morton

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