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Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:44 +0200 From: Izik Eidus <ieidus@...hat.com> To: Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk> CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] ksm: cond_resched in unstable tree On 11/09/2009 05:58 PM, Hugh Dickins wrote: > KSM needs a cond_resched() for CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE, in its unbounded > search of the unstable tree. The stable tree cases already have one, > and originally there was one down inside get_user_pages(); > but I missed it when I converted to follow_page() instead. > > Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins<hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk> > --- > > mm/ksm.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > --- 2.6.32-rc6/mm/ksm.c 2009-10-12 00:26:43.000000000 +0100 > +++ linux/mm/ksm.c 2009-11-07 14:44:58.000000000 +0000 > @@ -1012,6 +1012,7 @@ static struct rmap_item *unstable_tree_s > struct rmap_item *tree_rmap_item; > int ret; > > + cond_resched(); > tree_rmap_item = rb_entry(*new, struct rmap_item, node); > page2[0] = get_mergeable_page(tree_rmap_item); > if (!page2[0]) > ACK. Low risk patch - we are for sure at sleepable context there. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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