io_uring: use GFP_NOWAIT for overflow CQEs on legacy rings

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Allocate the overflowing CQE with GFP_NOWAIT instead of GFP_ATOMIC. This
changes causes allocations to fail earlier in out-of-memory situations,
rather than being deferred. Using GFP_ATOMIC allows a process to exceed
memory limits.

Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220794
Signed-off-by: Alexandre Negrel <alexandre@negrel.dev>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/20251229201933.515797-1-alexandre@negrel.dev/
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

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Alexandre Negrel 2025-12-30 19:57:28 +01:00 • committed by Jens Axboe

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