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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/2] task_mmu: Add user-space support for resetting mm->hiwater_rss (peak RSS)
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 04:00:20PM -0800, David Rientjes wrote:
> [...]
> This is a result of allowing something external (process B) be able to
> clear hwm so that you never knew the value went to 100MB. That's the
> definition of a race, I don't know how to explain it any better and making
> any connection between clearing PG_referenced and mm->hiwater_rss is a
> stretch. This approach just makes mm->hiwater_rss meaningless.

I understand your concern, but I hope you agree that the functionality we
are proposing would be very useful for profiling. Therefore, I suggest
adding an extra resettable field to /proc/pid/status (e.g.
resettable_hiwater_rss) instead. What is your view on this approach?


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