Re: 2.6.3-mm3

Nick Piggin
2004-02-26T03:05:42Z

Mike Fedyk wrote:

> Nick Piggin wrote:
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>> Mike Fedyk wrote:
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>>> OK, I'll give that a try.
>>>
>>> Is the attached patch the latest version of your alternative patch
>>> instead of shrink_slab-for-all-zones.patch?
>>>
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>> Yes that looks like it. I am actually starting to like this patch
>> again
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> Didn't you like what you wrote in the first place ;)
>

Hmm well no, it still reclaims slab too hard. I just forgot
why I didn't like it :P

>> now that lowmem is being properly scanned as a result of
>> highmem scanning.
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> That's what zone-balancing-fix.patch does, right?
>

Yes... but actually the kswapd path needs something similar.
That would be the batching patch, but with a scanning value
derived from the current size of the zone's lrus.

I'd just stick with 2.6.3 for now :)