linux-kernel - Re: [patch] mm, oom: base root bonus on current usage

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Message-ID: <20140126152728.GY6963@cmpxchg.org>
Date:	Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:27:28 -0500
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] mm, oom: base root bonus on current usage

On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 07:48:32PM -0800, David Rientjes wrote:
> A 3% of system memory bonus is sometimes too excessive in comparison to 
> other processes and can yield poor results when all processes on the 
> system are root and none of them use over 3% of memory.
> 
> Replace the 3% of system memory bonus with a 3% of current memory usage 
> bonus.
> 
> Reported-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>

Looks good, thanks a lot!

Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
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