linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] Show quicklist at meminfo

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Message-ID: <48AEC58A.4010504@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:56:26 -0500
From:	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Robin Holt <holt@....com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	tokunaga.keiich@...fujitsu.com
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] Show quicklist at meminfo

Robin Holt wrote:
> 
> Could we maybe add a per_cpu off-node quicklist and just always free
> that in check_pgt_cache?  That would get us back the freeing of off-node
> page tables.

Yes that is what I suggested and if you check your email from last year then
you will find an internal discussion and patches for such an approach.
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