Re: kernel 2.6.22: what IS the VM doing?

Sami Farin
2007-09-05T17:33:44Z

On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 12:24:26 -0400, Rik van Riel wrote:
...
>> *shrug*
>
> The attached patch should make sure kswapd does not free an
> excessive number of pages in zone_normal just because the
> pages in zone_highmem are difficult to free.
>
> It does give kswapd a large margin to continue putting equal
> pressure on all zones in normal situations.
>
> Sami, could you try out this patch to see if it helps your
> situation?

Thanks, Rik. bzImage is ready, I probably reboot inside one
month for a reason or other 8-)