Re: 2.6.3-mm3

[Nick Piggin]

Mike Fedyk wrote:

> Nick Piggin wrote:
>
> > Mike Fedyk wrote:
> >
> > > OK, I'll give that a try.
> > >
> > > Is the attached patch the latest version of your alternative patch 
> > > instead of shrink_slab-for-all-zones.patch?
> >
> > Yes that looks like it. I am actually starting to like this patch
> > again 
>
>
> Didn't you like what you wrote in the first place ;)

Hmm well no, it still reclaims slab too hard. I just forgot
why I didn't like it :P

> > now that lowmem is being properly scanned as a result of
> > highmem scanning.
>
>
> That's what zone-balancing-fix.patch does, right?

Yes... but actually the kswapd path needs something similar.
That would be the batching patch, but with a scanning value
derived from the current size of the zone's lrus.

I'd just stick with 2.6.3 for now :)

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