linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Per-container dcache size limitation

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Date:	Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:52:41 -0300
From:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
To:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...nel.dk>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	James Bottomley <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	David Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Per-container dcache size limitation

On 08/04/2011 09:35 PM, Glauber Costa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Since v1, there is not too much new here.
> I'm incorporating David's suggestion of calling the sb
> shrinker, which will, in effect, prune the icache and
> other sb related objects as well.
>
> I am also keeping the mount based interface, since I
> still believe it is the way to go. But I'm obviously
> still open for suggestions. Some small corrections
> were also made to it since v1. Specifically, bind
> mounts are not allowed to alter the original sb dcache
> size.
>
> Glauber Costa (4):
>    factor out single-shrinker code
>    Keep nr_dentry per super block
>    limit nr_dentries per superblock
>    parse options in the vfs level
>
>   fs/dcache.c              |   44 +++++++++++-
>   fs/namespace.c           |  105 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   fs/super.c               |   16 ++++-
>   include/linux/dcache.h   |    4 +
>   include/linux/fs.h       |    3 +
>   include/linux/shrinker.h |    6 ++
>   mm/vmscan.c              |  185 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>   7 files changed, 274 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-)
>
People,

Any comments on this? I think I addressed all the comments previously
made, and if there are no further requests, I think this is ready for
getting in. In case there are issues, please let me know so I can 
address them.

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