linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm: shrink_inactive_lis() nr

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:16:19 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm: shrink_inactive_lis() nr_scan accounting fix fix

> Not a newly introduced problem, but this early break might under scan
> the list, if (max_scan > swap_cluster_max).  Luckily the only two
> callers all call with (max_scan <= swap_cluster_max).
> 
> What shall we do? The comprehensive solution may be to
> - remove the big do-while loop
> - replace sc->swap_cluster_max => max_scan
> - take care in the callers to not passing small max_scan values
> 
> Or to simply make this function more robust like this?

Sorry, I haven't catch your point. Can you please tell me your worried
scenario?




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