Re: [-mm][PATCH 4/5] core of reclaim throttle
From: minchan Kim
Date:  Mon May 05 2008 - 01:21:30 EST
>  @@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ struct scan_control {
>   int vm_swappiness = 60;
>   long vm_total_pages;   /* The total number of pages which the VM controls */
>
>  +#define MAX_RECLAIM_TASKS CONFIG_NR_MAX_RECLAIM_TASKS_PER_ZONE
>   static LIST_HEAD(shrinker_list);
>   static DECLARE_RWSEM(shrinker_rwsem);
>
>  @@ -1187,7 +1193,46 @@ static int shrink_zone(int priority, str
>
>         unsigned long nr_inactive;
>         unsigned long nr_to_scan;
>         unsigned long nr_reclaimed = 0;
>  +       int ret = 0;
>  +       int throttle_on = 0;
>  +       unsigned long freed;
>  +       unsigned long threshold;
>
> +
>  +       /* avoid recursing wait_evnet */
>  +       if (current->flags & PF_RECLAIMING)
>  +               goto shrinking;
>  +
>  +       throttle_on = 1;
>  +       current->flags |= PF_RECLAIMING;
>  +       wait_event(zone->reclaim_throttle_waitq,
>  +                atomic_add_unless(&zone->nr_reclaimers, 1, MAX_RECLAIM_TASKS));
>  +
>  +       /* in some situation (e.g. hibernation), shrink processing shouldn't be
>  +          cut off even though large memory freeded.  */
>  +       if (!sc->may_cut_off)
>  +               goto shrinking;
>  +
where do you initialize may_cut_off ?
Current Implementation, may_cut_off is always "0" so always goto shrinking
-- 
Thanks,
barrios
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