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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:49:54 +0530
From: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> Balbir Singh wrote:

> Resource counter accounts for arbitrary resource. Memory pressure
> and memory reclamation both only make sense in case we're dealing
> with memory controller. Please, remove this comment or move it to
> memcontrol.c.
> 

Yes, they always have. The concept of soft limits, hard limits, guarantees
applies to all resources. Why do you say they apply only to memory controller? I
can change the comment to make the definition generic for all resources.


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	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL

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