Re: [RFC/RFT][PATCH -mm] swsusp: improve memory shrinking

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Sun Feb 26 2006 - 13:51:17 EST


Hi!

> > > > I did try shrink_all_memory() five times, with .5 second delay between
> > > > them, and it freed more memory at later tries.
> > >
> > > I wonder if the delays are essential or if so, whether they may be shorter
> > > than .5 sec.
> >
> > I was using this with some success... (Warning, against old
> > kernel). But, as I said, I consider it ugly, and it would be better to
> > fix shrink_all_memory.
>
> Appended is a patch against the current -mm.
> [It also makes
> swsusp_shrink_memory() behave as documented for image_size = 0.
> Currently, if it states there's enough free RAM to suspend, it won't bother
> to free a single page.]

Could we get bugfix part separately?
Pavel
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