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SubjectRe: [PATCH 04/10] mm, compaction: skip rechecks when lock was already held
On Mon, Jun 09, 2014 at 11:26:16AM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> Compaction scanners try to lock zone locks as late as possible by checking
> many page or pageblock properties opportunistically without lock and skipping
> them if not unsuitable. For pages that pass the initial checks, some properties
> have to be checked again safely under lock. However, if the lock was already
> held from a previous iteration in the initial checks, the rechecks are
> unnecessary.
>
> This patch therefore skips the rechecks when the lock was already held. This is
> now possible to do, since we don't (potentially) drop and reacquire the lock
> between the initial checks and the safe rechecks anymore.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Acked-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>

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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim


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