From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/13] Reduce external fragmentation by grouping pages by mobility v30
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:01:56 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070913180156.ee0cdec4.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070910112011.3097.8438.sendpatchset@skynet.skynet.ie>
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:20:11 +0100 (IST) Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie> wrote:
> Here is a restacked version of the grouping pages by mobility patches
> based on the patches currently in your tree. It should be a drop-in
> replacement for what is in 2.6.23-rc4-mm1 and is what I propose for merging
> to mainline.
It really gives me the creeps to throw away a large set of large patches
and to then introduce a new set.
What would go wrong if we just merged the patches I already have?
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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/13] Reduce external fragmentation by grouping pages by mobility v30
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:01:56 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070913180156.ee0cdec4.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070910112011.3097.8438.sendpatchset@skynet.skynet.ie>
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:20:11 +0100 (IST) Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie> wrote:
> Here is a restacked version of the grouping pages by mobility patches
> based on the patches currently in your tree. It should be a drop-in
> replacement for what is in 2.6.23-rc4-mm1 and is what I propose for merging
> to mainline.
It really gives me the creeps to throw away a large set of large patches
and to then introduce a new set.
What would go wrong if we just merged the patches I already have?
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Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-10 11:20 [PATCH 0/13] Reduce external fragmentation by grouping pages by mobility v30 Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:20 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:20 ` [PATCH 1/13] ia64: parse kernel parameter hugepagesz= in early boot Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:20 ` [PATCH 1/13] ia64: parse kernel parameter hugepagesz= in early boot, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:20 ` [PATCH 2/13] Add a bitmap that is used to track flags affecting a block of pages Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:20 ` [PATCH 2/13] Add a bitmap that is used to track flags affecting a block of pages, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 3/13] Fix corruption of memmap on ia64-sparsemem when mem_section is not a power of 2 Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 3/13] Fix corruption of memmap on ia64-sparsemem when mem_section is not a power of 2, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 4/13] Split the free lists for movable and unmovable allocations Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 4/13] Split the free lists for movable and unmovable allocations, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 5/13] Choose pages from the per cpu list-based on migration type Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:21 ` [PATCH 5/13] Choose pages from the per cpu list-based on migration type, " Mel Gorman
2009-07-13 19:16 ` [PATCH 5/13] " Andrew Morton
2009-07-13 19:16 ` Andrew Morton
2009-07-14 9:14 ` Mel Gorman
2009-07-14 9:14 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 6/13] Group short-lived and reclaimable kernel allocations Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 6/13] Group short-lived and reclaimable kernel allocations, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 19:44 ` Paul Jackson
2007-09-10 19:44 ` Paul Jackson
2007-09-10 21:15 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 21:15 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 7/13] Drain per-cpu lists when high-order allocations fail Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 7/13] Drain per-cpu lists when high-order allocations fail, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 15:05 ` [PATCH 7/13] " Nick Piggin
2007-09-10 15:05 ` Nick Piggin
2007-09-11 9:34 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-11 9:34 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 8/13] Move free pages between lists on steal Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:22 ` [PATCH 8/13] Move free pages between lists on steal, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 9/13] Do not group pages by mobility type on low memory systems Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 9/13] Do not group pages by mobility type on low memory systems, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 10/13] Bias the location of pages freed for min_free_kbytes in the same pageblock_nr_pages areas Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 10/13] Bias the location of pages freed for min_free_kbytes in the same pageblock_nr_pages areas, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 11/13] Bias the placement of kernel pages at lower pfns Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:23 ` [PATCH 11/13] Bias the placement of kernel pages at lower pfns, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:24 ` [PATCH 12/13] Be more agressive about stealing when MIGRATE_RECLAIMABLE allocations fallback Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:24 ` [PATCH 12/13] Be more agressive about stealing when MIGRATE_RECLAIMABLE allocations fallback, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:24 ` [PATCH 13/13] Print out statistics in relation to fragmentation avoidance to /proc/pagetypeinfo Mel Gorman
2007-09-10 11:24 ` [PATCH 13/13] Print out statistics in relation to fragmentation avoidance to /proc/pagetypeinfo, " Mel Gorman
2007-09-14 1:01 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2007-09-14 1:01 ` [PATCH 0/13] Reduce external fragmentation by grouping pages by mobility v30 Andrew Morton
2007-09-14 14:33 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-14 14:33 ` Mel Gorman
2007-09-16 10:34 ` Andrew Morton
2007-09-16 10:34 ` Andrew Morton
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