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SubjectRe: [PATCH] memcg: set page->private before calling swap_readpage
On Thu 18-03-21 11:02:17, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 03:01:25PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Wed 17-03-21 18:59:59, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> > > The function swap_readpage() (and other functions it call) extracts swap
> > > entry from page->private. However for SWP_SYNCHRONOUS_IO, the kernel
> > > skips the swapcache and thus we need to manually set the page->private
> > > with the swap entry before calling swap_readpage().
> >
> > One thing that is not really clear to me is whether/why this is only
> > needed with your patch. Can you expand a bit on that please? Maybe I am
> > just missing something obvious but I just do not see any connection.
>
> It was always needed, his original patch erroneously removed it.

Ahh, I can see it now. I must have been blind. Thanks!

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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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