Re: Large slab cache in 2.6.1

[Mike Fedyk]

Nick Piggin wrote:

> Mike Fedyk wrote:
>
> > Nick Piggin wrote:
> >
> > > Mike Fedyk wrote:
> > >
> > > > What is the kernel parameter to disable highmem?  I saw nohighio, 
> > > > but that's not it...
> > >
> > > Not sure. That defeats the purpose of trying to get your setup
> > > working nicely though ;)
> > >
> > > Can you upgrade to 2.6.3-mm2? It would be ideal if you could
> > > test this patch against that kernel due to the other VM changes.
> >
> >
> >
> > I can test on another machine, but it doesn't have as much memory, and 
> > I'd have to use highmem emulation.
>
> Probably not worth the bother. It is easy enough for anyone to
> test random things, but the reason your feedback is so important
> is because you are actually *using* the system.

I completely understand what you're saying.  I have seen enough threads 
where someone refused to test patches.  So let me be more specific.

I'll have to test the kernel on two other machines for a few days before 
I put it on this particular machine.  Unfortunately, both of them have < 
1.5GB ram.

So let me know which patches are most likely to fix this problem.

PS, if I can apply them to my 2.6.1 kernel, then I wouldn't have to run 
the base kernel to compare changes of 2.6.1 -> 2.6.3 -> 2.6.3-mm -> your 
patch.

Each step would require a week-day to get a fair compairison.

Mike

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