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SubjectRe: [-mm PATCH] Memory controller improve user interface
Dave Hansen wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 16:40 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote:
>>
>> @@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ int mem_container_charge(struct page *pa
>> kfree(pc);
>> pc = race_pc;
>> atomic_inc(&pc->ref_cnt);
>> - res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, 1);
>> + res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, MEM_CONTAINER_CHARGE_KB);
>> css_put(&mem->css);
>> goto done;
>> }
>
> Do these changes really need to happen anywhere besides the
> user<->kernel boundary? Why can't internal tracking be in pages?

I've thought about this before. The problem is that a user could
set his limit to 10000 bytes, but would then see the usage and
limit round to the closest page boundary. This can be confusing
to a user.

--
Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh
Linux Technology Center
IBM, ISTL
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