Re: [patch 00/23] Slab defragmentation V6

Christoph Lameter
2007-11-08T21:28:17Z

On Thu, 8 Nov 2007, Lee Schermerhorn wrote:

> > ZONE_MOVABLE also contains mlocked pages that are also not reclaimable.
> > The question is at what level would it be possible to make them MOVABLE?
> > It may take some improvements to the kick() methods to make eviction more
> > reliable. Allowing the moving of objects in the kick() methods will
> > likely get usthere.
>
> Christoph: Although mlocked pages are not reclaimable, they ARE
> migratable. You fixed that a long time ago. [And I just verified with
> memtoy.] Doesn't this make them "movable"?

I know. They are movable but not reclaimable.