Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:04:22 -0700 (PDT) | From | Christoph Lameter <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 02/10] mm: system wide ALLOC_NO_WATERMARK |
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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> > Because we get to the code of interest when we have no memory on the > > buddy free lists... > > Ah wait, that statement is incorrect and may well be the crux of your > misunderstanding. Buddy free lists are not exhausted until the entire > memalloc reserve has been depleted, which would indicate a kernel bug > and imminent system death.
I added the call to reclaim where the memory is out.
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