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From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
To: Frank Mayhar <fmayhar@google.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dm-devel@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH] dm: Make MIN_IOS, et al, tunable via sysctl.
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 13:30:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130817123039.GR1762@agk-dp.fab.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1376070533.26057.244.camel@bobble.lax.corp.google.com>

On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:55:21PM -0700, Frank Mayhar wrote:
> This patch fixes that by changing the hardcoded MIN_IOS (and certain
> other) #defines in dm-crypt, dm-io, dm-mpath, dm-snap and dm itself to
> sysctl-modifiable values.  This lets us change the size of these pools
> on the fly, we can reduce the size of the pools and reduce memory
> pressure.
 
Did you consider using module_param_named()?
(E.g. dm_verity_prefetch_cluster in dm-verity.)

Alasdair

       reply	other threads:[~2013-08-17 12:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <1376070533.26057.244.camel@bobble.lax.corp.google.com>
2013-08-17 12:30 ` Alasdair G Kergon [this message]
2013-08-19 13:40   ` dm: Make MIN_IOS, et al, tunable via sysctl Mike Snitzer
2013-08-19 15:04     ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-19 14:00 ` Mike Snitzer
2013-08-19 17:54   ` [dm-devel] " Frank Mayhar
2013-08-19 18:15     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-08-20 21:44     ` [dm-devel] " Mikulas Patocka
2013-08-20 21:52       ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-20 21:41   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-08-20 21:22 ` [dm-devel] [PATCH] " Mikulas Patocka
2013-08-20 21:28   ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-20 21:47     ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-08-20 21:57       ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-20 22:24         ` Mike Snitzer
2013-08-20 22:52           ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-08-20 23:14           ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-22 17:26             ` Frank Mayhar
2013-08-26 14:28             ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 22:24               ` [PATCH 0/7] dm: allow mempool and bioset reserves to be tuned Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 1/7] dm: lower bio-based mempool reservation Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:40                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 2/7] dm: add reserved_rq_based_ios module parameter Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:45                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:15                     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 23:27                       ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:32                         ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 3/7] dm: add reserved_bio_based_ios " Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:47                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:11                     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 23:17                       ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-18 15:17                         ` Frank Mayhar
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 4/7] dm io: use dm_get_reserved_bio_based_ios to size reserves Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:48                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 5/7] dm mpath: use dm_get_reserved_rq_based_ios to size mempool Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:48                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 6/7] dm: track the maximum number of bios in a cloned request Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:55                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:09                     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 22:24                 ` [PATCH 7/7] dm: optimize clone_rq() when track_peak_rq_based_ios is disabled Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 23:00                   ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:06                     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-12 23:30                       ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-12 23:53                         ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13  4:46                           ` Jun'ichi Nomura
2013-09-13 13:04                             ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 14:34                             ` Mikulas Patocka
2013-09-13 18:59                 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] dm: allow mempool and bioset reserves to be tuned Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 18:59                   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] dm: lower bio-based mempool reservation Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 18:59                   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] dm: add reserved_rq_based_ios module parameter Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 18:59                   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] dm: add reserved_bio_based_ios " Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 19:22                   ` [PATCH v2 0/3] dm: allow mempool and bioset reserves to be tuned Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 20:30                     ` Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 21:08                       ` [PATCH v3 " Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 21:08                         ` [PATCH v3 1/3] dm: lower bio-based mempool reservation Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 21:08                         ` [PATCH v3 2/3] dm: add reserved_rq_based_ios module parameter Mike Snitzer
2013-09-13 21:08                         ` [PATCH v3 3/3] dm: add reserved_bio_based_ios " Mike Snitzer
2013-09-18 15:10                         ` [PATCH v3 0/3] dm: allow mempool and bioset reserves to be tuned Frank Mayhar

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