Re: [PATCH] Move __GFP_IO check in shrink_icache_memory to prune_icache()

[Alan Cox]

> > The following patch moves the __GFP_IO check down to prune_icache(),
> > allowing !__GFP_IO allocations to free clean unused inodes.
> 
> Forget about this. 
> 
> We may have to write quota information back to disk while freeing the
> inode and then we are fucked. 

Also you are looking at the none -ac quota code which is broken anyway 8)
The same problem seems to hold true with your patch and the current quota
code however.