linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] sunrpc: if we're closing down a socket, clear memalloc on it first

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Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:38:06 +0100
From:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
To:	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>
Cc:	trond.myklebust@...marydata.com, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] sunrpc: if we're closing down a socket, clear
 memalloc on it first

On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 08:03:12AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> We currently increment the memalloc_socks counter if we have a xprt that
> is associated with a swapfile. That socket can be replaced however
> during a reconnect event, and the memalloc_socks counter is never
> decremented if that occurs.
> 
> When tearing down a xprt socket, check to see if the xprt is set up for
> swapping and sk_clear_memalloc before releasing the socket if so.
> 
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jeff.layton@...marydata.com>

Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>

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Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs
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