Re: 2.6.3-mm3

Mike Fedyk
2004-02-24T22:22:41Z

Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.3/2.6.3-mm3/

Hi,

I have 2.6.3 on the 1.5GB RAM server that started the "large slab" thread.

Which patches should I apply from -mm to test for improvements?

Do these below have any dependencies not listed?

> vmscan-remove-priority.patch
> mm/vmscan.c: remove unused priority argument.
>
> kswapd-throttling-fixes.patch
> kswapd throttling fixes
>
> vm-dont-rotate-active-list.patch
> vmscan: avoid rotation of the active list
>
> vm-dont-rotate-active-list-padding.patch
> vmscan: align scan_page per node
>
> vm-lru-info.patch
> vmscan: make better use of referenced info
>
> vm-shrink-zone.patch
> vmscan: several tuneups
>
> vm-shrink-zone-div-by-0-fix.patch
>
> vm-tune-throttle.patch
> vmscan: delay throttling a little
>
> shrink_slab-for-all-zones.patch
> vm: scan slab in response to highmem scanning
>

> zone-balancing-fix.patch
> vmscan: zone balancing fix
>
> zone-balancing-batching.patch
> vmscan: fix inter-zone reclaim balancing
>
What about Nick's fix up patch for the two patches above? Should I
include that one also?

Thanks,

Mike