Re: Large slab cache in 2.6.1

[Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>]

Mike Fedyk wrote:

> Nick Piggin wrote:
>
>>
>> Probably not worth the bother. It is easy enough for anyone to
>> test random things, but the reason your feedback is so important
>> is because you are actually *using* the system.
>
>
> I completely understand what you're saying.  I have seen enough 
> threads where someone refused to test patches.  So let me be more 
> specific.
>
> I'll have to test the kernel on two other machines for a few days 
> before I put it on this particular machine.  Unfortunately, both of 
> them have < 1.5GB ram.
>

That is quite alright. I didn't intend to sound pushy in that
message, and I fully understand if you refuse to test patches on
your production machine.

> So let me know which patches are most likely to fix this problem.
>
> PS, if I can apply them to my 2.6.1 kernel, then I wouldn't have to 
> run the base kernel to compare changes of 2.6.1 -> 2.6.3 -> 2.6.3-mm 
> -> your patch.
>
> Each step would require a week-day to get a fair compairison.
>

The last patch I posted would be a good one to test if you possibly
can. You should hear someone shout within a few days if it does
anything nasty, so the 2.6.3-mm+patch path is probably safer ;)

Nick