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SubjectRe: [rfc patch 1/6] memcg: remove unused retry signal from reclaim
On Thu 12-05-11 16:53:53, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> If the memcg reclaim code detects the target memcg below its limit it
> exits and returns a guaranteed non-zero value so that the charge is
> retried.
>
> Nowadays, the charge side checks the memcg limit itself and does not
> rely on this non-zero return value trick.
>
> This patch removes it. The reclaim code will now always return the
> true number of pages it reclaimed on its own.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>

Makes sense
Reviewed-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz>

> ---
> mm/memcontrol.c | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
> index 010f916..bf5ab87 100644
> --- a/mm/memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
> @@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ static int mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem,
> if (!res_counter_soft_limit_excess(&root_mem->res))
> return total;
> } else if (mem_cgroup_margin(root_mem))
> - return 1 + total;
> + return total;
> }
> return total;
> }
> --
> 1.7.5.1
>

--
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
SUSE LINUX s.r.o.
Lihovarska 1060/12
190 00 Praha 9
Czech Republic


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