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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/4] Add replace_page(), change the mapping of pte from one page into another
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:38:07 +0200
Izik Eidus <ieidus@redhat.com> wrote:
> > If KSM pages are on radix-tree, it will be accounted automatically.
> > Now, we have "Unevictable" LRU and mlocked() pages are smartly isolated into its
> > own LRU. So, just doing
> >
> > - inode's radix-tree
> > - make all pages mlocked.
> > - provide special page fault handler for your purpose
> >
>
> Well in this version that i am going to merge the pages arent going to
> be swappable,
> Latter after Ksm will get merged we will make the KsmPages swappable...
good to hear

> so i think working with cgroups would be effective / useful only when
> KsmPages will start be swappable...
> Do you agree?
> (What i am saying is that right now lets dont count the KsmPages inside
> the cgroup, lets do it when KsmPages
> will be swappable)
>
ok.

> If you feel this pages should be counted in the cgroup i have no problem
> to do it via hooks like page migration is doing.
>
> thanks.
>
> > is simple one. But ok, whatever implementation you'll do, I have to check it
> > and consider whether it should be tracked or not. Then, add codes to memcg to
> > track it or ignore it or comments on your patches ;)
> >
> > It's helpful to add me to CC: when you post this set again.
> >
>
> Sure will.
>

If necessary, I'll have to add "ignore in this case" hook in memcg.
(ex. checking PageKSM flag in memcg.)

If you are sufferred from memcg in your test, cgroup_disable=memory boot option
will allow you to disable memcg.


Thanks,
-Kame










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