Re: [PATCH] mm/vmscan: add vm_swappiness configuration knobs

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 3/17/20 9:29 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Mon 16-03-20 15:53:21, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> On 3/12/20 2:26 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> 
> This sounds like a much better idea than a case by case handling. I
> wouldn't be surprised if some kernel parameters would duplicate sysctl
> values. I cannot judge the implementation unfortunately but from a quick
> glance it makes sense to me. Especially where you hooked it into because
> not all handlers are simple setters for a global value. Some of them
> have a much more complicated logic which requires a lot of
> infrastructure to be set up already. So putting do_sysctl_args right
> before the init is executed should be good enough.
> 
> Care to post an RFC to a larger audience? Let's see where we get from
> there.

FYI done: (I didn't CC everybody from this thread)

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-api/20200317132105.24555-1-vbabka@xxxxxxx/