Re: [PATCH v6 0/5] zram/zsmalloc promotion

From: Bob Liu
Date: Fri Aug 16 2013 - 05:13:17 EST


Hi Mel,

On 08/16/2013 04:33 PM, Mel Gorman wrote:
>
> I already said I recognise it has a large number of users in the field
> and users count a lot more than me complaining. If it gets promoted then
> I expect it will be on those grounds.
>
> My position is that I think it's a bad idea because it is clear there is no
> plan or intention of ever brining zram and zswap together. Instead we are
> to have two features providing similar functionality with zram diverging
> further from zswap. Ultimately I believe this will increase maintenance
> headaches. It'll get even more entertaining if/when someone ever tries
> to reimplement zcache although since Dan left I do not believe anyone is
> planning to try. I will not be acking this series but there many be enough

I already reimplemented zcache based on mm/zbud.c.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.mm/104824

I'll pay more attention to the problems of zswap as you mentioned.

> developers that are actually willing to maintain a duel zram/zswap mess
> to make it happen anyway.
>

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Regards,
-Bob
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