Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/8] Use memory compaction instead of lumpy reclaim during high-order allocations | From | Theodore Tso <> | Date | Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:43:02 -0500 |
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On Nov 19, 2010, at 5:48 AM, Mel Gorman wrote:
> At least as long as !CONFIG_COMPACTION exists. That will be a while because > bear in mind CONFIG_COMPACTION is disabled by default (although I believe > some distros are enabling it at least). Maybe we should choose to deprecate > it in 2.6.40 and delete it at the infamous time of 2.6.42? That would give > ample time to iron out any issues that crop up with reclaim/compaction > (what this series has turned into).
How about making the default before 2.6.40, as an initial step?
-Ted
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