Re: [PATCH -mm 00/16] VM pageout scalability improvements (V8)

[Balbir Singh]

Rik van Riel wrote:
> On large memory systems, the VM can spend way too much time scanning
> through pages that it cannot (or should not) evict from memory. Not
> only does it use up CPU time, but it also provokes lock contention
> and can leave large systems under memory presure in a catatonic state.

Hi, Rik,

This patchset looks good (I did a brief scan). I'll go ahead and play with it?
What is a good memory size to test the patches on (to see improvements).


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	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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