linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5 of 5] xen: Avoid allocations causing swap activity on the resume path

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Date:	Fri, 30 May 2008 21:58:29 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5 of 5] xen: Avoid allocations causing swap activity on
 the	resume path

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> From: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
> 
> Avoid allocations causing swap activity on the resume path by allowing
> such allocations to access the emergency pools otherwise a
> save/restore/migration of a guest which is low on memory can
> deadlock.
> 
> [ linux-2.6.18-xen changesets e8b49cfbdac, fdb998e79aba ]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c       |    5 +++--
>  drivers/net/xen-netfront.c         |    4 ++--
>  drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c |    2 +-
>  drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c     |   10 +++++-----
>  4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

IMO I am not qualified enough to ACK or NAK this VM-related patch...  If 
others are happy with it, go ahead and merge the xen-netfront.c with 
that batch.




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