Re: [BUGFIX][PATCH] oom-kill: fix NUMA consraint check with nodemask v2

[Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:55 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:39:02 +0900 (JST)
> KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	/* Check this allocation failure is caused by cpuset's wall function */
> > > > > +	for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist,
> > > > > +			high_zoneidx, nodemask)
> > > > > +		if (!cpuset_zone_allowed_softwall(zone, gfp_mask))
> > > > >  			return CONSTRAINT_CPUSET;
> > > > 
> > > > If cpuset and MPOL_BIND are both used, Probably CONSTRAINT_MEMORY_POLICY is
> > > > better choice.
> > > 
> > > No. this memory allocation is failed by limitation of cpuset's alloc mask.
> > > Not from mempolicy.
> > 
> > But CONSTRAINT_CPUSET doesn't help to free necessary node memory. It isn't
> > your fault. original code is wrong too. but I hope we should fix it.
> > 
I think so too.

> Hmm, maybe fair enough.
> 
> My 3rd version will use "kill always current(CONSTRAINT_MEMPOLICY does this)
> if it uses mempolicy" logic.
> 
"if it uses mempoicy" ?
You mean "kill allways current if memory allocation has failed by limitation of
cpuset's mask"(i.e. CONSTRAINT_CPUSET case) ?


Thanks,
Daisuke Nishimura.

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