Re: [PATCH] badness() dramatically overcounts memory

[Balbir Singh]

KOSAKI Motohiro wrote:
> Hi
> 
>>>> The interesting thing is the use of total_vm and not the RSS which is used as
>>>> the basis by the OOM killer. I need to read/understand the code a bit more.
>>> RSS makes more sense to me as well.
>> Andrea Arcangeli has patches pending which change this to the RSS.  
>> Specifically:
>>
>> 	http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=119977937126925
> 
> I agreed with you that RSS is better :)
> 
> 
> 
> but..
> on many node numa, per zone rss is more better..

Do we have a per zone RSS per task? I don't remember seeing it.


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	Warm Regards,
	Balbir Singh
	Linux Technology Center
	IBM, ISTL
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