linux-kernel - Re: [sample] mem_notify v6: usage example

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Message-ID: <20080210013047.GB4618@ucw.cz>
Date:	Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:30:47 +0000
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>
Cc:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@...ck.org>,
	Daniel Spang <daniel.spang@...il.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>, Zan Lynx <zlynx@....org>
Subject: Re: [sample] mem_notify v6: usage example

On Sat 2008-02-09 11:07:09, Jon Masters wrote:
> This really needs to be triggered via a generic kernel 
> event in the  final version - I picture glibc having a 
> reservation API and having  generic support for freeing 
> such reservations.

Not sure what you are talking about. This seems very right to me.

We want memory-low notification, not yet another generic communication
mechanism.

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