Re: [RFC 0/5] Memory controller soft limit introduction (v3)

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Mon Jun 30 2008 - 00:14:21 EST


On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:30:50 +0530
Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> > Hmm, that is the case where "share" works well. Why soft-limit ?
> > i/o conroller doesn't support share ? (I don' know sorry.)
> >
>
> Share is a proportional allocation of a resource. Typically that resource is
> soft-limits, but not necessarily. If we re-use resource counters, my expectation
> is that
>
> A share implementation would under-neath use soft-limits.
>
Hmm...I don't convice at this point. (because it's future problem)
At least, please find lock-less approach to check soft-limit.

Thanks,
-Kame

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