Re: [PATCH mmotm 1/2] memcg: add interface to reset limits

[Daisuke Nishimura]

On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:16:27 +0800, Li Zefan <lizf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Daisuke Nishimura wrote:
> > Setting mem.limit or memsw.limit to 0 has no meaning
> > in actual use(no process can run in such condition).
> > 
> 
> I wrote a test program that set mem.limit to 0 to test
> oom in memcg, and now it is in LTP, though I can modify
> it accordingly.
> 
Thank you for your information, there is an acutual user then.

> > We don't have interface to reset mem.limit or memsw.limit now,
> > so let's reset the mem.limit or memsw.limit to default(unlimited)
> > when they are being set to 0.
> > 
> 
> The idea of having a way to set the limit to unlimited is good,
> but how about allow this by writing -1 to mem.limit?
> 
O.K.
I'll try it.


Thanks,
Daisuke Nishimura.
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