linux-kernel - Re: s2disk hang update

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Date:	Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:04:51 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>, hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	pm list <linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: s2disk hang update

On Thursday 25 February 2010, Alan Jenkins wrote:
> On 2/24/10, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 24 February 2010, Alan Jenkins wrote:
...
> 
> > -	while (to_free_normal > 0 && to_free_highmem > 0) {
> > +	while (to_free_normal > 0 || to_free_highmem > 0) {
> 
> Yes, that seems to do it.  No more hangs so far (and I can still
> reproduce the hang with too many applications if I un-apply the
> patch).

OK, great.  Is this with or without the NOIO-enforcing patch?

> I did see a non-fatal allocation failure though, so I'm still not sure
> that the current implementation is strictly correct.
> 
> This is without the patch to increase "to_free_normal".  If I get the
> allocation failure again, should I try testing the "free 20% extra"
> patch?

Either that or try to increase SPARE_PAGES.  That should actually work with
the last patch applied. :-)

Rafael
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