linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vmscan: page_check_references() check low order lumpy reclaim properly

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Date:	Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:18:41 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Andreas Mohr <andi@...as.de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>,
	Linux Memory Management List <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vmscan: page_check_references() check low order lumpy
 reclaim properly

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:16:18 +0900 (JST)
KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

> If vmscan is under lumpy reclaim mode, it have to ignore referenced bit
> for making contenious free pages. but current page_check_references()
> doesn't.
> 
> Fixes it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
>  mm/vmscan.c |   32 +++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index 3ff3311..13d9546 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct scan_control {
>  
>  	int order;
>  
> +	int lumpy_reclaim;
> +

Needs a comment explaining its role, please.  Something like "direct
this reclaim run to perform lumpy reclaim"?

A clearer name might be "lumpy_relcaim_mode"?

Making it a `bool' would clarify things too.
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