Re: [ckrm-tech] [RFC] [PATCH 00/12] CKRM after a major overhaul

KUROSAWA Takahiro
2006-04-24T01:10:55Z

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:28:45 -0700
Chandra Seetharaman <sekharan@us.ibm.com> wrote:

> > > pzone based memory controller:
> > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ckrm-tech&m=113867467006531&w=2
> >
> > From a super-quick scan that looks saner. Is it effective? Is this the
> > way you're planning on proceeding?
>
> Yes, it is effective, and the reclamation is O(1) too. It has couple of
> problems by design, (1) doesn't handle shared pages and (2) doesn't
> provide support for both min_shares and max_shares.

Right. I wanted to show proof-of-cencept of the pzone based controller
and implemented minimal features necessary as the memory controller.
So, the pzone based controller still needs development and some cleanup.