linux-kernel - Re: [ext3][kernels >= 2.6.20.7 at least] KDE going comatose when FS is under heavy write load (massive starvation)

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Message-Id: <1177703097.7088.17.camel@Homer.simpson.net>
Date:	Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:44:57 +0200
From:	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...sterfs.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Marat Buharov <marat.buharov@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	"linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alex Tomas <alex@...sterfs.com>
Subject: Re: [ext3][kernels >= 2.6.20.7 at least] KDE going comatose when
	FS is under heavy write load (massive starvation)

On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 13:31 -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> I believe
> Alex has a patch to have it checkpoint much smaller chunks to the fs.

I wouldn't be averse to test driving such a patch (understatement). You
have a pointer?

	-Mike

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