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From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Q] PGPGIN underflow?
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:50:43 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D8C4953.8020808@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110324095735.61bfa370.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>

On 2011-03-24 17:57, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:52:54 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Recently, vmstast show crazy big "bi" value even though the system has
>> no stress. Is this known issue?
>>
>> Thanks.
> 
> underflow?  also looks like -3 or -ESRCH.
> 
> Adding Jens in case he has any idea about it.

First question, what does 'recently' mean? In other words, in what
kernel did you first notice this behaviour?

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Jens Axboe

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  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-25  7:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-24  1:52 [Q] PGPGIN underflow? KOSAKI Motohiro
2011-03-24 16:57 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-03-25  7:50   ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2011-03-29  0:12     ` KOSAKI Motohiro

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