From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: mingo@elte.hu
Cc: Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@suse.de>,
Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>,
Rik van Riel <riel@conectiva.com.br>,
Roger Larsson <roger.larsson@norran.net>,
MM mailing list <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: the new VM
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:47:03 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E13dZX7-00055f-00@the-village.bc.nu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009251511050.6224-100000@elte.hu> from "Ingo Molnar" at Sep 25, 2000 03:12:58 PM
> > Because as you said the machine can lockup when you run out of memory.
>
> well, i think all kernel-space allocations have to be limited carefully,
> denying succeeding allocations is not a solution against over-allocation,
> especially in a multi-user environment.
GFP_KERNEL has to be able to fail for 2.4. Otherwise you can get everything
jammed in kernel space waiting on GFP_KERNEL and if the swapper cannot make
space you die.
The alternative approach where it cannot fail has to be at higher levels so
you can release other resources that might need freeing for deadlock avoidance
before you retry
Alan
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Thread overview: 243+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-09-24 10:11 __GFP_IO && shrink_[d|i]cache_memory()? Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 18:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-24 18:40 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 18:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-24 18:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-24 18:59 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 19:34 ` [patch] vmfixes-2.4.0-test9-B2 Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 20:20 ` Rui Sousa
2000-09-24 20:24 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-24 20:26 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 21:12 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-24 21:12 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-24 21:43 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-24 22:13 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-24 22:36 ` [patch] vmfixes-2.4.0-test9-B2 - fixing deadlocks bert hubert
2000-09-24 23:41 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:24 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 17:03 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 18:06 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 19:32 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 19:26 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 22:28 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 22:26 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 22:51 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 22:30 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 23:03 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 23:18 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-26 0:32 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 22:30 ` Juan J. Quintela
2000-09-25 23:00 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 19:54 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 22:44 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 22:42 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-26 6:54 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-26 14:05 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-26 16:20 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-26 17:10 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-27 8:11 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-27 8:28 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-27 9:24 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-27 13:56 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-27 16:56 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-27 17:42 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-27 18:25 ` Erik Andersen
2000-09-27 18:55 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-28 10:08 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-28 11:16 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-28 14:52 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-29 14:39 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-29 14:55 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-29 15:40 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-28 11:31 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-28 14:54 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-28 15:13 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-28 15:23 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-28 16:16 ` Juan J. Quintela
2000-09-28 14:31 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 17:21 ` bert hubert
2000-09-25 17:49 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 15:09 ` Miles Lane
2000-09-25 15:51 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 16:05 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 16:06 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 16:20 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 16:29 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 4:56 ` [patch] vmfixes-2.4.0-test9-B2 Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 5:19 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 6:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 6:17 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 21:21 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 13:42 ` [CFT][PATCH] ext2 directories in pagecache Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 21:29 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 22:16 ` Marko Kreen
2000-09-26 22:31 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 22:47 ` Marko Kreen
2000-09-27 7:32 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-27 9:22 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 23:19 ` Andreas Dilger
2000-09-26 23:33 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-26 23:44 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 0:09 ` [patch] vmfixes-2.4.0-test9-B2 Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 0:49 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 0:53 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2000-09-25 1:45 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 2:39 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2000-09-25 15:36 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 10:42 ` the new VM Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:02 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:02 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:08 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:12 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:30 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:39 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:04 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:04 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:23 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:27 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:39 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:43 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:01 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 15:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:24 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 15:26 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:22 ` yodaiken
2000-09-26 19:10 ` Pavel Machek
2000-09-26 20:16 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-27 7:42 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-27 12:11 ` yodaiken
2000-09-27 14:08 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:09 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 14:26 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2000-09-25 14:50 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:47 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2000-09-25 15:16 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:16 ` the new VMt Alan Cox
2000-09-25 15:33 ` the new VM Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:41 ` the new VMt Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:02 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 16:04 ` Andi Kleen
2000-09-25 16:19 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 16:18 ` Andi Kleen
2000-09-25 16:41 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 16:41 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 16:49 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 17:03 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 17:17 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 17:10 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 17:27 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 17:15 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-27 7:14 ` Rusty Russell
2000-09-25 20:23 ` Russell King
2000-09-25 16:28 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 16:11 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:22 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 16:17 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 16:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-09-25 16:57 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 17:01 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 17:06 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 17:31 ` Oliver Xymoron
2000-09-25 17:51 ` Jeff Garzik
2000-09-25 19:03 ` the new VMt [4MB+ blocks] Matti Aarnio
2000-09-25 20:02 ` Stephen Williams
2000-09-25 16:33 ` the new VMt Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-26 8:38 ` Jes Sorensen
2000-09-26 8:52 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-26 9:02 ` Jes Sorensen
2000-09-25 16:53 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 15:42 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 16:05 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:22 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 16:42 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 17:39 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 16:51 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 17:43 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 18:13 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 18:21 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 19:09 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 19:21 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 16:52 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 17:18 ` Jamie Lokier
2000-09-25 17:51 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 18:04 ` Jamie Lokier
2000-09-25 18:13 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 18:24 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 18:34 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 18:48 ` Jamie Lokier
2000-09-25 19:25 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 20:04 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 20:23 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 20:35 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 20:46 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 21:07 ` yodaiken
2000-09-26 9:54 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-26 13:17 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 20:47 ` Benjamin C.R. LaHaise
2000-09-25 21:12 ` yodaiken
2000-09-26 10:07 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-26 13:30 ` yodaiken
2000-09-25 20:32 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-26 12:10 ` Mark Hemment
2000-09-27 10:13 ` Andrey Savochkin
2000-09-27 12:55 ` Hugh Dickins
2000-09-28 3:25 ` Andrey Savochkin
2000-09-25 23:14 ` Erik Andersen
2000-09-26 15:17 ` yodaiken
2000-09-26 16:04 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-26 17:02 ` Erik Andersen
2000-09-26 17:08 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-26 17:45 ` Erik Andersen
2000-09-27 10:20 ` Andrey Savochkin
2000-09-26 21:13 ` Eric Lowe
2000-09-25 18:20 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 16:16 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 16:55 ` Alan Cox
2000-09-25 15:48 ` the new VM Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 15:40 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 16:01 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:37 ` Rik van Riel
2000-09-25 20:34 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-10-06 16:14 ` Rik van Riel
2000-10-09 7:37 ` Christoph Rohland
2000-09-25 13:04 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:19 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:18 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:21 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:31 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:47 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:04 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 1:31 ` [patch] vmfixes-2.4.0-test9-B2 Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 1:27 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 2:02 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 2:01 ` Alexander Viro
2000-09-25 13:47 ` Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-25 10:13 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 12:58 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:10 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 13:49 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 14:11 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:05 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 16:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2000-09-25 17:05 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 17:23 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:20 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:11 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 14:33 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:56 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 13:57 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:13 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:08 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 14:29 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:18 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 14:47 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 21:28 ` Jens Axboe
2000-09-25 22:14 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:13 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:29 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 14:46 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-25 14:53 ` Ingo Molnar
2000-09-25 15:02 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2000-09-24 21:38 ` __GFP_IO && shrink_[d|i]cache_memory()? Stephen C. Tweedie
2000-09-24 23:20 ` Alan Cox
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