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SubjectRe: 2.6.22-stable causes oomkiller to be invoked
On Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 03:01:16PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com> wrote:
>
> > Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/mm/pgtable_32.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/mm/pgtable_32.c 2007-12-26 12:55:10.000000000 -0800
> > +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/mm/pgtable_32.c 2007-12-26 12:55:54.000000000 -0800
> > @@ -366,6 +366,15 @@ void pgd_free(pgd_t *pgd)
> > }
> > /* in the non-PAE case, free_pgtables() clears user pgd entries */
> > quicklist_free(0, pgd_dtor, pgd);
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * We must call check_pgd_cache() here because the pgd is freed after
> > + * tlb flushing and the call to check_pgd_cache. In some cases the VM
> > + * may not call tlb_flush_mmu during process termination (??).
>
> that's incorrect i think: during process termination exit_mmap() calls
> tlb_finish_mmu() unconditionally which calls tlb_flush_mmu().
>
> > + * If this is repeated then we may never call check_pgd_cache.
> > + * The quicklist will grow and grow. So call check_pgd_cache here.
> > + */
> > + check_pgt_cache();
> > }
>
> so we still dont seem to understand the failure mode well enough. This
> also looks like a quite dangerous change so late in the v2.6.24 cycle.
> Does it really fix the OOM? If yes, why exactly?
>

No it does not. I've sent out some more information if it helps, will
send to you separately.

--
regards,
Dhaval


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