Re: [PATCH] Partial revert"Basic kernel memory functionality for the Memory Controller"

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Mon Dec 26 2011 - 04:33:53 EST


On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:43:39 +0100
Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu 22-12-11 12:53:10, Glauber Costa wrote:
> > This reverts commit e5671dfae59b165e2adfd4dfbdeab11ac8db5bda.
> >
> > After a follow up discussion with Michal, it was agreed it would
> > be better to leave the kmem controller with just the tcp files,
> > deferring the behavior of the other general memory.kmem.* files
> > for a later time, when more caches are controlled.
>
> "Because generic kmem files are not used by tcp accounting and it is
> not clear how other slab caches would fit into the scheme."
>
> >
> > We are reverting the original commit so we can track the reference.
> > Part of the patch is kept, because it was used by the later tcp
> > code. Conflicts are shown in the bottom. init/Kconfig is removed from
> > the revert entirely.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Paul Menage <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Greg Thelen <gthelen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Johannes Weiner <jweiner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx>
> > CC: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx>
>

Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


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