Re: [-mm PATCH] Memory controller improve user interface

[Balbir Singh <balbir-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

Dave Hansen wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 16:40 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote:
>>
>> @@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ int mem_container_charge(struct page *pa
>>                 kfree(pc);
>>                 pc = race_pc;
>>                 atomic_inc(&pc->ref_cnt);
>> -               res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, 1);
>> +               res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, MEM_CONTAINER_CHARGE_KB);
>>                 css_put(&mem->css);
>>                 goto done;
>>         } 
> 
> Do these changes really need to happen anywhere besides the
> user<->kernel boundary?  Why can't internal tracking be in pages?

I've thought about this before. The problem is that a user could
set his limit to 10000 bytes, but would then see the usage and
limit round to the closest page boundary. This can be confusing
to a user.

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	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL