linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][V2] nommu: yield CPU while disposing VM

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Date:	Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:16:54 +0900 (JST)
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	"Steven J. Magnani" <steve@...idescorp.com>
Cc:	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	stable@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gerg@...pgear.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V2] nommu: yield CPU while disposing VM

> Depending on processor speed, page size, and the amount of memory a process
> is allowed to amass, cleanup of a large VM may freeze the system for many
> seconds. This can result in a watchdog timeout.
> 
> Make sure other tasks receive some service when cleaning up large VMs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steven J. Magnani <steve@...idescorp.com>
> ---
> diff -uprN a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
> --- a/mm/nommu.c	2010-11-15 07:53:45.000000000 -0600
> +++ b/mm/nommu.c	2010-11-15 07:57:13.000000000 -0600
> @@ -1668,6 +1668,7 @@ void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  		mm->mmap = vma->vm_next;
>  		delete_vma_from_mm(vma);
>  		delete_vma(mm, vma);
> +		cond_resched();
>  	}
>  
>  	kleave("");
> 

Looks good to me.
	Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>


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