linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: compaction: Avoid 100% CPU usage during compaction when a task is killed

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:22:03 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     howaboutsynergy@...tonmail.com
Cc:     Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: compaction: Avoid 100% CPU usage during compaction
 when a task is killed

On Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:48:10 +0000 howaboutsynergy@...tonmail.com wrote:

> > "howaboutsynergy" reported via kernel buzilla number 204165 that
> <SNIP>
> 
> > I haven't included a Reported-and-tested-by as the reporters real name
> > is unknown but this was caught and repaired due to their testing and
> > tracing. If they want a tag added then hopefully they'll say so before
> > this gets merged.
> >
> nope, don't want :)

I added them:

Reported-by: <howaboutsynergy@...tonmail.com>
Tested-by: <howaboutsynergy@...tonmail.com>

Having a contact email address is potentially useful.  I'd be more
concerned about anonymity if it involved an actual code modification.

And thanks for your persistence and assistance.