linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] vmpressure: implement strict mode

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Message-ID: <20130627174211.GB25165@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:	Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:42:11 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
To:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
Cc:	Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@...hat.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, anton@...msg.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, kmpark@...radead.org,
	hyunhee.kim@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] vmpressure: implement strict mode

On Fri 28-06-13 00:53:57, Minchan Kim wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:26:16AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
[...]
> > I still think that edge triggering makes some sense but that one might
> > be rebased on top of this patch. We should still figure out whether the
> > edge triggering is the right approach for the use case Hyunhee Kim wants
> > it for so the strict mode should go first IMO.
> 
> For me, edge trigger as avoiding excessive event sending doesn't make sense
> at all so I'd like to merge strict mode firstly, too.

Yes, it makes sense for once-per-level actions, not as a workaround.
[...]
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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