linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert oom rewrite series

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Date:	Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:19:05 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Ying Han <yinghan@...gle.com>, Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>,
	Mandeep Singh Baines <msb@...gle.com>,
	"Figo.zhang" <figo1802@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert oom rewrite series

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:54:14 +0900 (JST) KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> > 2010/11/13 KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>:
> > >
> > > Please apply this. this patch revert commits of oom changes since v2.6.35.
> > 
> > I'm not getting involved in this whole flame-war. You need to convince
> > Andrew, who has been the person everything went through.
> 
> I wonder why he deep silence.

Nothing to say, really.  Seems each time we're told about a bug or a
regression, David either fixes the bug or points out why it wasn't a
bug or why it wasn't a regression or how it was a deliberate behaviour
change for the better.

I just haven't seen any solid reason to be concerned about the state of
the current oom-killer, sorry.

I'm concerned that you're concerned!  A lot.  When someone such as
yourself is unhappy with part of MM then I sit up and pay attention. 
But after all this time I simply don't understand the technical issues
which you're seeing here.
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