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Date:	Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:15:17 +0900 (JST)
From:	kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com
To:	Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>
Cc:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 3/6] memcg: charge-commit-cancel protocl

----- Original Message -----
>> precharge/commit/cancel can be used for other places,
>>  - shmem, (and other places need precharge.)
>>  - move_account(force_empty) etc...
>> we'll revisit later.
>> 
>> Changelog v5 -> v6:
>>  - added newpage_charge() and migrate_fixup().
>>  - renamed  functions for swap-in from "swap" to "swapin"
>>  - add more precise description.
>> 
>
>I don't have any objection to this direction now, but I have one quiestion.
>
>Does mem_cgroup_charge_migrate_fixup need to charge a newpage,
>while mem_cgroup_prepare_migration has charged it already?
In migration-is-failed case, we have to charge *old page* here.

>
>I agree adding I/F would be good for future, but I think
>mem_cgroup_charge_migration_fixup can be no-op function for now.
>
Hmm, handling failure case in explicit way may be better. Ok,
I'll try some.

Thanks,
-Kame


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