linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: vmpressure: simplify pressure ratio calculation

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Date:   Wed, 5 Jul 2017 15:30:26 +0530
From:   Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     zbestahu@...yun.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, minchan@...nel.org,
        mhocko@...e.com
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Yue Hu <huyue2@...lpad.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: vmpressure: simplify pressure ratio calculation

On 07/01/2017 11:43 AM, zbestahu@...yun.com wrote:
> From: Yue Hu <huyue2@...lpad.com>
> 
> The patch removes the needless scale in existing caluation, it
> makes the calculation more simple and more effective.
> 

Could you please explain how the new calculation is better
than the old one ?