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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] mm: move the high field from struct mem_cgroup to page_counter
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 04:54:50PM -0400, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 05:36:32PM +0100, Roman Gushchin wrote:
> > We do store memory.min, memory.low and memory.max actual values
> > in struct page_counter fields, while memory.high value is located
> > in the struct mem_cgroup directly, which is not very consistent.
> >
> > This patch moves the high field from struct mem_cgroup to
> > struct page_counter to simplify the code and make handling
> > of all limits/boundaries clearer.
>
> I would prefer not doing this.
>
> Yes, it looks a bit neater if all these things are next to each other
> in the struct, but on the other hand it separates the high variable
> from high_work, and it adds an unnecessary setter function as well.
>
> Plus, nothing in the page_counter code actually uses the value, it
> really isn't part of that abstraction layer.
>

Ok, not a problem.
It's nice to have all 4 limits in one place, but separating
high and high_work isn't good, I agree. Let's leave it as it is.

Thanks!

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