linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: system wide ALLOC_NO

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708092045120.27164@schroedinger.engr.sgi.com>
Date:	Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:48:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
To:	Daniel Phillips <daniel.raymond.phillips@...il.com>
cc:	Daniel Phillips <phillips@...nq.net>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Phillips <phillips@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: system wide ALLOC_NO_WATERMARK

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Daniel Phillips wrote:

> If you believe that the deadlock problems we address here can be
> better fixed by making reclaim more intelligent then please post a
> patch and we will test it.  I am highly skeptical, but the proof is in
> the patch.

Then please test the patch that I posted here earlier to reclaim even if 
PF_MEMALLOC is set. It may require some fixups but it should address your 
issues in most vm load situations.

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