| Date | Mon, 26 May 2008 23:54:55 +0530 | From | Balbir Singh <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm 00/16] VM pageout scalability improvements (V8) |
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Rik van Riel wrote: > On large memory systems, the VM can spend way too much time scanning > through pages that it cannot (or should not) evict from memory. Not > only does it use up CPU time, but it also provokes lock contention > and can leave large systems under memory presure in a catatonic state.
Hi, Rik,
This patchset looks good (I did a brief scan). I'll go ahead and play with it? What is a good memory size to test the patches on (to see improvements).
-- Warm Regards, Balbir Singh Linux Technology Center IBM, ISTL
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