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

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Date:   Mon, 2 Aug 2021 17:30:16 +0530
From:   Charan Teja Kalla <charante@...eaurora.org>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mcgrof@...nel.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, vbabka@...e.cz,
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        khalid.aziz@...cle.com, rientjes@...gle.com,
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        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

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 ?

> 

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