linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] copy over oom

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:21:11 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mel@....ul.ie, npiggin@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] copy over oom_adj value at fork time

> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:00 PM, David Rientjes<rientjes@...gle.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Jul 2009, Paul Menage wrote:
> >
> >> Agreed, but the same livelock can be fixed in ways that don't break
> >> the API. (E.g. check for the victim being OOM_DISABLED in
> >> select_bad_process() when we find a new "worst" candidate).
> >>
> >
> > And allow /proc/pid-of-child/oom_score to represent a possible candidate
> > (and, additionally, a hint at the oom killing priority) when it really
> > isn't?

Oops, I really don't like  /proc/pid-of-child/oom_score. it is very strange.

> 
> It's the API that's existed for years with no complaints, AFAICS.

I think thead and vfork() should be separeted on this discussion.
I agree vfork() regression should be fixed. but I don't think anyone
hope per-thread oom score. 

Of cource, if simple reverting is best way, I don't oppose this.... ;-)



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