linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: oom: show unreclaimable slab info when kernel panic

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Date:   Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:32:53 -0500 (CDT)
From:   Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
To:     Yang Shi <yang.s@...baba-inc.com>
cc:     penberg@...nel.org, rientjes@...gle.com, iamjoonsoo.kim@....com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm: oom: show unreclaimable slab info when kernel
 panic

I am not sure that this is generally useful at OOM times unless this is
not a rare occurrence.

Certainly information like that would create more support for making
objects movable.