linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] oom: move oom_adj to signal

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Message-Id: <20090805153157.5BBF.A69D9226@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Wed,  5 Aug 2009 15:47:31 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] oom: move oom_adj to signal_struct

> > > What do you think about this approach ?
> > 
> > I can ack this. but please re-initialize oom_scale_down at fork and
> > exec time.
> > currently oom_scale_down makes too big affect.
> 
> 
> Thanks for carefult review. 
> In fact, I didn't care of it 
> since it just is RFC for making sure my idea. :)

ok, I see.

> > and, May I ask which you hate my approach? 
> 
> Not at all. I never hate your approach. 
> This problem resulted form David's original patch.
> I thought if we will fix live lock with different approach, we can remove much pain.

I also think your approach is enough acceptable.

ok, Let's wait one night and to hear other developer's opinion.
We can choice more lkml preferred approach :)



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