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SubjectRe: [PATCH 06/12] Add /proc trigger for memory compaction
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 01:34:40PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:53 GMT, Mel Gorman said:
> > This patch adds a proc file /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory. When an arbitrary
> > value is written to the file, all zones are compacted. The expected user
> > of such a trigger is a job scheduler that prepares the system before the
> > target application runs.
>
> Argh. A global trigger in /proc, and a per-node trigger in /sys too. Can we
> get by with just one or the other? Should the /proc one live in /sys too?
>

The sysfs trigger is only visible on NUMA. The proc one is easier to use
when the requirement is "compact all memory". There doesn't appear to be a
suitable place in sysfs for the proc trigger as it's already the case that
all proc tunables are not reflected in sysfs.

--
Mel Gorman
Part-time Phd Student Linux Technology Center
University of Limerick IBM Dublin Software Lab


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