netdev - Re: [PATCH] Partial revert "Basic kernel memory functionality for the Memory Controller"

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Date:	Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:32:07 +0900
From:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
Cc:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
	Paul Menage <paul@...lmenage.org>,
	Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>,
	Johannes Weiner <jweiner@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Partial revert
 "Basic kernel memory functionality for the Memory Controller"

On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:43:39 +0100
Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz> wrote:

> On Thu 22-12-11 12:53:10, Glauber Costa wrote:
> > This reverts commit e5671dfae59b165e2adfd4dfbdeab11ac8db5bda.
> > 
> > After a follow up discussion with Michal, it was agreed it would
> > be better to leave the kmem controller with just the tcp files,
> > deferring the behavior of the other general memory.kmem.* files
> > for a later time, when more caches are controlled.
> 
> "Because generic kmem files are not used by tcp accounting and it is
> not clear how other slab caches would fit into the scheme."
> 
> > 
> > We are reverting the original commit so we can track the reference.
> > Part of the patch is kept, because it was used by the later tcp
> > code. Conflicts are shown in the bottom. init/Kconfig is removed from
> > the revert entirely.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
> > CC: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@...temov.name>
> > CC: Paul Menage <paul@...lmenage.org>
> > CC: Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>
> > CC: Johannes Weiner <jweiner@...hat.com>
> > CC: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
> > CC: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> 
> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
> 

Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>


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