linux-ext4 - Re: ext2/zram issue [was: Linux 5.19]

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Date:   Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:45:33 +0200
From:   Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
To:     Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        minchan@...nel.org, ngupta@...are.org, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
        Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        avromanov@...rdevices.ru, ddrokosov@...rdevices.ru
Subject: Re: ext2/zram issue [was: Linux 5.19]

On 09. 08. 22, 14:35, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> But the installer is different. It just creates memory pressure, yet, 
> reclaim works well and is able to find memory and go on. I would say 
> atomic vs non-atomic retry in the original (pre-5.19) approach makes the 
> difference.

Sorry, I meant no-direct-reclaim (5.19) vs direct-reclaim (pre-5.19).

-- 
js
suse labs