linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/45] writeback: reduce calls to global_page_state in balance_dirty

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Date:	Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:58:01 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
	Chris Mason <chris.mason@...cle.com>,
	"Li, Shaohua" <shaohua.li@...el.com>,
	Myklebust Trond <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	"jens.axboe@...cle.com" <jens.axboe@...cle.com>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>,
	"linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Richard Kennedy <richard@....demon.co.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/45] writeback: reduce calls to global_page_state in
 balance_dirty_pages()

On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 18:50 +0800, Wu Fengguang wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the confusion, but I mean, filesystems have to limit
> nr_writeback (directly or indirectly via the block io queue),
> otherwise it either hit nr_dirty to 0 (with the loop), or let
> nr_writeback grow out of control (without the loop).

OK, it seems we are indeed in agreement.

Just making sure ;-)

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