linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] move memcg reclaimable page into tail of inactive list

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Date:	Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:17:21 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
To:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/7] move memcg reclaimable page into tail of inactive list

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 12/05/2010 12:29 PM, Minchan Kim wrote:
>>
>> Golbal page reclaim moves reclaimalbe pages into inactive list
>> to reclaim asap. This patch apply the rule in memcg.
>> It can help to prevent unnecessary working page eviction of memcg.
>
> The patch is right, but the description is wrong.
>
> The rotate_reclaimable_page function moves just written out
> pages, which the VM wanted to reclaim, to the end of the
> inactive list.  That way the VM will find those pages first
> next time it needs to free memory.

Will fix.

>
>> Cc: Balbir Singh<balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki<kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
>> Cc: Rik van Riel<riel@...hat.com>
>> Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro<kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Minchan Kim<minchan.kim@...il.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>

Thanks, Rik.

>
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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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