linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: add show num_poisoned

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Date:	Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:50:02 +0100
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>, rientjes@...gle.com,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: add show num_poisoned_pages when oom

On Mon 09-12-13 17:52:30, Xishi Qiu wrote:
> Show num_poisoned_pages when oom, it is helpful to find the reason.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com>

I would not expect the number of these pages would be too high to matter in
real life but having the information cannot be harmful in any way.

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>

> ---
>  lib/show_mem.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/show_mem.c b/lib/show_mem.c
> index 5847a49..1cbdcd8 100644
> --- a/lib/show_mem.c
> +++ b/lib/show_mem.c
> @@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ void show_mem(unsigned int filter)
>  	printk("%lu pages in pagetable cache\n",
>  		quicklist_total_size());
>  #endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE
> +	printk("%lu pages poisoned\n", atomic_long_read(&num_poisoned_pages));
> +#endif
>  }
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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