Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5] memory_pressure_notify() caller

[KOSAKI Motohiro]

Hi KAME, 

> > +	notify_threshold = (zone->pages_high +
> > +			    zone->lowmem_reserve[MAX_NR_ZONES-1]) * 2;
> > +
> Why MAX_NR_ZONES-1 ?

this is intent to max lowmem_reserve.

in normal case, 
shrink_active_list isn't called when free_pages > pages_high.
but just after memory freed, it happened rarely.

I don't want incorrect notify at system enough free memory.

related discussion
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=119878630211348&w=2


> > +	if (unlikely((prev_free <= notify_threshold) &&
> > +		     (zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES) > notify_threshold)))
> > +		memory_pressure_notify(zone, 0);
> >  }
> 
> How about this
> ==
> if (unlikely(zone->mem_notify_status && ...) 

Nice idea.
I will applied it at next post.

thank you!




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