Re: [PATCH 5/6] mm/page_alloc: Limit the number of pages on PCP lists when reclaim is active
From: Vlastimil Babka
Date: Fri May 28 2021 - 07:43:29 EST
On 5/25/21 10:01 AM, Mel Gorman wrote:
> When kswapd is active then direct reclaim is potentially active. In
> either case, it is possible that a zone would be balanced if pages were
> not trapped on PCP lists. Instead of draining remote pages, simply limit
> the size of the PCP lists while kswapd is active.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>