Re: [PATCH] thp: reduce khugepaged freezing latency

[Tejun Heo]

On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 08:59:25AM -0800, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Freezer depends on the usual "set_current_state(INTERRUPTIBLE); check
> freezing; schedule(); check freezing" construct and sends
> INTERRUPTIBLE wake up after setting freezing state.  The
> synchronization hasn't been completely clear but recently been cleaned
> up, so as long as freezing condition is tested after INTERRUPTIBLE is
> set before going to sleep, the event won't go missing.

Just in case, it's scheduled for the next merge window but TIF_FREEZE
is gone now.  There is freezing() helper which tests all pending
freezing conditions and the freezer guarantees there's mb between
assertion of freezing() and sending interruptible wakeups to target
tasks.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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