linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] vmw_balloon: Compaction and shrinker support

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Message-ID: <9AD9FE33-1825-4D1A-914F-9C29DF93DC8D@vmware.com>
Date:   Fri, 17 May 2019 17:10:23 +0000
From:   Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:     Julien Freche <jfreche@...are.com>,
        Pv-drivers <Pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] vmw_balloon: Compaction and shrinker support

> On May 3, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Apr 25, 2019, at 4:54 AM, Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com> wrote:
>> 
>> VMware balloon enhancements: adding support for memory compaction,
>> memory shrinker (to prevent OOM) and splitting of refused pages to
>> prevent recurring inflations.
>> 
>> Patches 1-2: Support for compaction
>> Patch 3: Support for memory shrinker - disabled by default
>> Patch 4: Split refused pages to improve performance
>> 
>> v3->v4:
>> * "get around to" comment [Michael]
>> * Put list_add under page lock [Michael]
>> 
>> v2->v3:
>> * Fixing wrong argument type (int->size_t) [Michael]
>> * Fixing a comment (it) [Michael]
>> * Reinstating the BUG_ON() when page is locked [Michael] 
>> 
>> v1->v2:
>> * Return number of pages in list enqueue/dequeue interfaces [Michael]
>> * Removed first two patches which were already merged
>> 
>> Nadav Amit (4):
>> mm/balloon_compaction: List interfaces
>> vmw_balloon: Compaction support
>> vmw_balloon: Add memory shrinker
>> vmw_balloon: Split refused pages
>> 
>> drivers/misc/Kconfig               |   1 +
>> drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c         | 489 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> include/linux/balloon_compaction.h |   4 +
>> mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 144 ++++++---
>> 4 files changed, 553 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)
>> 
>> -- 
>> 2.19.1
> 
> Ping.

Ping.

Greg, did it got lost again?