Re: 2.6.3-mm3

[Mike Fedyk]

Nick Piggin wrote:
> Mike Fedyk wrote:
>
> > Nick Piggin wrote:
> >
> > > Mike Fedyk wrote:
> > >
> > > > OK, I'll give that a try.
> > > >
> > > > Is the attached patch the latest version of your alternative patch 
> > > > instead of shrink_slab-for-all-zones.patch?
> > >
> > > Yes that looks like it. I am actually starting to like this patch
> > > again 
> >
> >
> >
> > Didn't you like what you wrote in the first place ;)
>
> Hmm well no, it still reclaims slab too hard. I just forgot
> why I didn't like it :P

So, you think vm-shrink-slab-lowmem.patch shrinks slab too much, or 
Andrew's patch (IIRC, those comments were for Andrew's patch...)?

> > > now that lowmem is being properly scanned as a result of
> > > highmem scanning.
> >
> >
> >
> > That's what zone-balancing-fix.patch does, right?
>
> Yes... but actually the kswapd path needs something similar.
> That would be the batching patch, but with a scanning value
> derived from the current size of the zone's lrus.
>
> I'd just stick with 2.6.3 for now :)

Hmm, do you think I'd get more slab shrinking with 2.6.3 + 
zone-balancing-fix.patch?

Mike
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