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From: Roger Larsson <roger.larsson@norran.net>
To: Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH NG] alloc_pages_limit & pages_min
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:36:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200108231841.f7NIf3001564@mailf.telia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33L.0108222139350.5646-100000@imladris.rielhome.conectiva>

On Thursdayen den 23 August 2001 02:40, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Roger Larsson wrote:
> > +				if (page) {
> > +					while (z->free_pages < z->pages_low) {
> > +						struct page *extra = reclaim_page(z);
> > +						if (!extra)
> > +							break;
> > +						__free_page(extra);
> > +					}
> > +				}
>
> This is a surprise ;)
>
> Why did you introduce this piece of code?
> What is it supposed to achieve ?
>
f we did get one page => we are above pages_min
try to reach pages_low too.
But holding on to the page we got.

It is possible that it should only be done if we started under
pages_min. But it will be faster the closer we start to pages_low

/RogerL

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  reply	other threads:[~2001-08-23 18:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-08-22 23:46 Roger Larsson
2001-08-23  0:40 ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-23 18:36   ` Roger Larsson [this message]
2001-08-23 18:44     ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-23 18:52       ` Roger Larsson
2001-08-23 19:03         ` Rik van Riel
2001-08-23 19:28           ` Upd: " Roger Larsson
2001-08-23 18:45   ` Roger Larsson
2001-08-23 18:55     ` Rik van Riel

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