Re: [PATCH 3/6] memcg: charge-commit-cancel protocl

From: Daisuke Nishimura
Date: Fri Oct 03 2008 - 12:02:54 EST


On Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:15:17 +0900 (JST)
kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> >> precharge/commit/cancel can be used for other places,
> >> - shmem, (and other places need precharge.)
> >> - move_account(force_empty) etc...
> >> we'll revisit later.
> >>
> >> Changelog v5 -> v6:
> >> - added newpage_charge() and migrate_fixup().
> >> - renamed functions for swap-in from "swap" to "swapin"
> >> - add more precise description.
> >>
> >
> >I don't have any objection to this direction now, but I have one quiestion.
> >
> >Does mem_cgroup_charge_migrate_fixup need to charge a newpage,
> >while mem_cgroup_prepare_migration has charged it already?
> In migration-is-failed case, we have to charge *old page* here.
>
Ah... you are right.
Sorry for noise.


Daisuke Nishimura.

> >
> >I agree adding I/F would be good for future, but I think
> >mem_cgroup_charge_migration_fixup can be no-op function for now.
> >
> Hmm, handling failure case in explicit way may be better. Ok,
> I'll try some.
>
> Thanks,
> -Kame
>
>
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