linux-kernel - [patch 1/4] lowmemorykiller: Only iterate over process list when needed.

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Date:	Mon, 11 May 2009 15:45:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	San Mehat <san@...roid.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [patch 1/4] lowmemorykiller: Only iterate over process list when
 needed.

From: Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>

Use NR_ACTIVE plus NR_INACTIVE as a size estimate for our fake cache
instead the sum of rss. Neither method is accurate.

Also skip the process scan, if the amount of memory available is above
the largest threshold set.

Signed-off-by: Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>
---
 drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c |   35 +++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
--- a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
@@ -71,23 +71,30 @@ static int lowmem_shrink(int nr_to_scan, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	}
 	if(nr_to_scan > 0)
 		lowmem_print(3, "lowmem_shrink %d, %x, ofree %d, ma %d\n", nr_to_scan, gfp_mask, other_free, min_adj);
+	rem = global_page_state(NR_ACTIVE) + global_page_state(NR_INACTIVE);
+	if (nr_to_scan <= 0 || min_adj == OOM_ADJUST_MAX + 1) {
+		lowmem_print(5, "lowmem_shrink %d, %x, return %d\n", nr_to_scan, gfp_mask, rem);
+		return rem;
+	}
+
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	for_each_process(p) {
-		if(p->oomkilladj >= 0 && p->mm) {
-			tasksize = get_mm_rss(p->mm);
-			if(nr_to_scan > 0 && tasksize > 0 && p->oomkilladj >= min_adj) {
-				if(selected == NULL ||
-				   p->oomkilladj > selected->oomkilladj ||
-				   (p->oomkilladj == selected->oomkilladj &&
-				    tasksize > selected_tasksize)) {
-					selected = p;
-					selected_tasksize = tasksize;
-					lowmem_print(2, "select %d (%s), adj %d, size %d, to kill\n",
-					             p->pid, p->comm, p->oomkilladj, tasksize);
-				}
-			}
-			rem += tasksize;
+		if (p->oomkilladj < min_adj || !p->mm)
+			continue;
+		tasksize = get_mm_rss(p->mm);
+		if (tasksize <= 0)
+			continue;
+		if (selected) {
+			if (p->oomkilladj < selected->oomkilladj)
+				continue;
+			if (p->oomkilladj == selected->oomkilladj &&
+			    tasksize <= selected_tasksize)
+				continue;
 		}
+		selected = p;
+		selected_tasksize = tasksize;
+		lowmem_print(2, "select %d (%s), adj %d, size %d, to kill\n",
+		             p->pid, p->comm, p->oomkilladj, tasksize);
 	}
 	if(selected != NULL) {
 		lowmem_print(1, "send sigkill to %d (%s), adj %d, size %d\n",