Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 19 Nov 2000 10:01:01 +0200 | From | Ville Herva <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] blindingly stupid 2.2 VM bug |
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On Sat, Nov 18, 2000 at 10:04:02PM -0200, you [Rik van Riel] said: > Hi Alan, > > here's a fix for a blindingly stupid bug that's been in > 2.2 for ages (and which I've warned you about a few times > in the last 6 months, and which I've even sent some patches > for). > > This patch should make 2.2 VM a bit more stable and should > also fix the complaints from people who's system gets > flooded by "VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for process XXX"
Okay, I see those "VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for process XXX" errors as well (2.2.18pre19, uptime 8 days, machine had been idle for hours. Then, all of a sudden, I get 30 times "VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for kswapd...", then 15 "VM: do_try_to_free_pages failed for xmms...", then "VM: killing process xmms" and that repeats for ~10 processes including X.) Never had problems with earlier 2.2.x.
My questions is: I saw Andrea's VM-global patch being recommended as a solution for this problem, and I already compiled it in (although I haven't booted into it yet). Should I use Rik's or Andrea's patch?
Is either of them going into 2.2.18?
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