linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v4 0/3] fs/dcache: Track # of negative dentries

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Date:   Sun, 16 Dec 2018 11:37:15 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, mcgrof@...nel.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, mszeredi@...hat.com,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, lwoodman@...hat.com,
        James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        wangkai86@...wei.com, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v4 0/3] fs/dcache: Track # of negative dentries

On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 1:53 PM Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> This patchset addresses 2 issues found in the dentry code and adds a
> new nr_dentry_negative per-cpu counter to track the total number of
> negative dentries in all the LRU lists.

The series looks sane to me. I'm assuming I'll get it either though
-mm or from Al..

            Linus