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Message-ID: <46DF3253.6030007@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:48:51 -0400 From: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com> To: Linux kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: kernel 2.6.22: what IS the VM doing? Sami Farin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 12:24:26 -0400, Rik van Riel wrote: > ... >>> *shrug* >> The attached patch should make sure kswapd does not free an >> excessive number of pages in zone_normal just because the >> pages in zone_highmem are difficult to free. >> >> It does give kswapd a large margin to continue putting equal >> pressure on all zones in normal situations. >> >> Sami, could you try out this patch to see if it helps your >> situation? > > Thanks, Rik. bzImage is ready, I probably reboot inside one > month for a reason or other 8-) The more I look at the bug, the more I see that it is probably not very easy to reproduce on demand. I have, however, a full explanation on why it happens and why the patch should fix it, so I will submit it for inclusion in -mm. Sami, thank you for the detailed bug report. -- Politics is the struggle between those who want to make their country the best in the world, and those who believe it already is. Each group calls the other unpatriotic. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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