Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:48:51 -0400 | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: kernel 2.6.22: what IS the VM doing? |
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Sami Farin wrote: > On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 12:24:26 -0400, Rik van Riel wrote: > ... >>> *shrug* >> The attached patch should make sure kswapd does not free an >> excessive number of pages in zone_normal just because the >> pages in zone_highmem are difficult to free. >> >> It does give kswapd a large margin to continue putting equal >> pressure on all zones in normal situations. >> >> Sami, could you try out this patch to see if it helps your >> situation? > > Thanks, Rik. bzImage is ready, I probably reboot inside one > month for a reason or other 8-)
The more I look at the bug, the more I see that it is probably not very easy to reproduce on demand. I have, however, a full explanation on why it happens and why the patch should fix it, so I will submit it for inclusion in -mm.
Sami, thank you for the detailed bug report.
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