--- drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ int xenbus_printf(struct xenbus_transact
#define PRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE 4096
char *printf_buffer;
- printf_buffer = kmalloc(PRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ printf_buffer = kmalloc(PRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGH);
if (printf_buffer == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;