Re: [PATCH 0/4] Fix compaction stalls due to accounting errors inisolated page accounting

From: Mel Gorman
Date: Tue Jul 19 2011 - 05:16:54 EST


On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 10:52:12AM +0200, Thomas Sattler wrote:
> Hi there ...
>
> > Re-verification from testers that these patches really do fix their
> > problems would be appreciated. Even if hangs disappear, please confirm
> > that the values for nr_isolated_anon and nr_isolated_file in *both*
> > /proc/zoneinfo and /proc/vmstat are sensible (i.e. usually zero).
>
> I applied these patches to 2.6.38.8 and it run for nearly a month
> without any problems. Even Though I did not check nr_isolated_*.
> As (at least) patch3 made it into 2.6.39.3 I did not apply the
> others any more. And it occurred again this morning:
>

I assume you mean it occured again on 2.6.39.3 and so have submitted
them to -stable for 2.6.39.x. You're cc'd so you should hear when or if
they get picked up.

Thanks for testing.

--
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs
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