linux-kernel - Re: [RFC, DEBUGGING 1/2] mm: pass NR_FILE_PAGES/NR_SHMEM into node_page

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Message-ID: <20160623135111.GX1868@techsingularity.net>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:51:11 +0100
From:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC, DEBUGGING 1/2] mm: pass NR_FILE_PAGES/NR_SHMEM into
 node_page_state

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 03:17:43PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > I have an alternative fix for this in a private tree. For now, I've asked
> > Andrew to withdraw the series entirely as there are non-trivial collisions
> > with OOM detection rework and huge page support for tmpfs.  It'll be easier
> > and safer to resolve this outside of mmotm as it'll require a full round
> > of testing which takes 3-4 days.
> 
> Ok. I've done a new version of my debug patch now, will follow up here
> so you can do some testing on top of that as well if you like. We probably
> don't want to apply my patch for the type checking, but you might find it
> useful for your own testing.
> 

It is useful. After fixing up a bunch of problems manually, it
identified two more errors. I probably won't merge it but I'll hang on
to it during development.

Thanks!

-- 
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs