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SubjectRE: [PATCH 3.2.0-rc1 3/3] Used Memory Meter pseudo-device module
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext David Rientjes [mailto:rientjes@google.com]
> Sent: 09 January, 2012 12:09
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>
> I'm not sure why you need to detect low memory thresholds if you're not
> interested in using the memory controller, why not just use the oom killer
> delay that I suggested earlier and allow userspace to respond to conditions
> when you are known to failed reclaim and require that something be killed?

As I understand that is required to turn on memcg and memcg is a thing I try to avoid.

> > 1.7. David Rientjes
> > > This is just a side-note but as this information is meant to be
> > > consumed by userspace you have the option of hooking into the
> > > mm_page_alloc tracepoint. You get the same information about how
> > > many pages are allocated or freed. I accept that it will probably be a bit
> slower but on the plus side it'll be backwards compatible and you don't need
> a kernel patch for it.
> >
>
> I didn't write that.

Sorry, it was Mel Gorman. Copy-paste problem.


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