Re: [PATCH 0/8][for -mm] mem_notify v6

From: KOSAKI Motohiro
Date: Tue Apr 15 2008 - 22:30:57 EST


> Here's a test program that allocates memory and frees on notification.
> It takes an argument which is the number of pages to use; use a
> number considerably higher than the amount of memory in the system.
> I'm running this on a system without swap. Each time it gets a
> notification, it frees memory and writes out the /proc/meminfo
> contents. What I see is that Cached gradually decreases, then Mapped
> decreases, and eventually the kernel invokes the oom killer. It may
> be necessary to tune some of the constants that control the allocation
> and free rates and latency; these values work for my system.

really thanks!
I'll test soon :)


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