linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] kernel/sysctl.c: Add /proc/sys/vm/shrink

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:05:30 +0100
From:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
To:	PINTU KUMAR <pintu.k@...sung.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] kernel/sysctl.c: Add /proc/sys/vm/shrink_memory
 feature

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 06:33:26PM +0530, PINTU KUMAR wrote:
> Dear Mel, thank you very much for your comments and suggestions.
> I will drop this one and look on further improving direct_reclaim and
> compaction.
> Just few more comments below before I close.
> 
> Also, during this patch, I feel that the hibernation_mode part in
> shrink_all_memory can be corrected.
> So, can I separately submit the below patch?
> That is instead of hard-coding the hibernation_mode, we can get hibernation
> status using:
> system_entering_hibernation()
> 
> Please let me know your suggestion about this changes.
> 
> -#ifdef CONFIG_HIBERNATION
> +#if defined CONFIG_HIBERNATION || CONFIG_SHRINK_MEMORY

This appears to be a patch on top of "Add /proc/sys/vm/shrink_memory
feature" so I do not see what would be separately submitted that would
make sense.

-- 
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs
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