linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V5] mm: compaction: support triggering of proactive compaction by user

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Date:   Mon, 2 Aug 2021 13:41:41 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Charan Teja Kalla <charante@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>, mcgrof@...nel.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, vbabka@...e.cz,
        mgorman@...hsingularity.net, nigupta@...dia.com, corbet@....net,
        khalid.aziz@...cle.com, rientjes@...gle.com,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        vinmenon@...eaurora.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5] mm: compaction: support triggering of proactive
 compaction by user

On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 17:30:16 +0530 Charan Teja Kalla <charante@...eaurora.org> wrote:

> Thanks Mike for the review!!
> 
> On 7/31/2021 1:01 AM, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst
> >> index 003d5cc..b526cf6 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst
> >> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst
> >> @@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ compaction_proactiveness
> >>  
> >>  This tunable takes a value in the range [0, 100] with a default value of
> >>  20. This tunable determines how aggressively compaction is done in the
> >> -background. Setting it to 0 disables proactive compaction.
> >> +background. On write of non zero value to this tunable will immediately
> > Nit: I think "Write of non zero ..."
> 
> Can Andrew change it while applying the patch ?

I have done so, thanks.