linux-kernel - Re: [patch -mm v2] mm: introduce oom_adj

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Message-Id: <20090803211812.CC29.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Mon,  3 Aug 2009 21:19:58 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [patch -mm v2] mm: introduce oom_adj_child

> On Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:45:19 +0900
> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
> > "just inherit at fork, change at exec" is an usual manner, I think.
> > If oom_adj_exec rather than oom_adj_child, I won't complain, more.
> > 
> But this/(and yours) requires users to rewrite their apps.
> Then, breaks current API.
> please fight with other guardians.

Definitely, I never agree regressionful ABI change ;)
At least, I still think it can be fixable.




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