linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Partial revert "Basic kernel memory functionality for the Memory Controller"

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Message-ID: <20111222105937.GC8833@tiehlicka.suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:59:37 +0100
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
	Paul Menage <paul@...lmenage.org>,
	Greg Thelen <gthelen@...gle.com>,
	Johannes Weiner <jweiner@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Partial revert "Basic kernel memory functionality for
 the Memory Controller"

On Thu 22-12-11 14:44:00, Glauber Costa wrote:
> On 12/22/2011 02:43 PM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >On Thu 22-12-11 12:53:10, Glauber Costa wrote:
> >>This reverts commit e5671dfae59b165e2adfd4dfbdeab11ac8db5bda.
> >>
> >>After a follow up discussion with Michal, it was agreed it would
> >>be better to leave the kmem controller with just the tcp files,
> >>deferring the behavior of the other general memory.kmem.* files
> >>for a later time, when more caches are controlled.
> >
> >"Because generic kmem files are not used by tcp accounting and it is
> >not clear how other slab caches would fit into the scheme."
> 
> Should I respin?

Yes, please
[...]

Thanks
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
SUSE LINUX s.r.o.
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190 00 Praha 9    
Czech Republic
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