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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 2/4] mm/util.c: make vm_memory_committed() more accurate
On Wed, Jun 03, 2020 at 07:28:53AM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > Its time cost is about 800 nanoseconds on a 2C/4T platform and
> > 2~3 microseconds on a 2S/36C/72T server in normal case, and in
> > worst case where vm_committed_as's spinlock is under severe
> > contention, it costs 30~40 microseconds for the 2S/36C/72T sever,
>
> This will be likely 40-80us on larger systems, although the overhead
> is often non linear so it might get worse.
>
> > which should be fine for its only two users: /proc/meminfo and
> > HyperV balloon driver's status trace per second.
>
> There are some setups who do frequent sampling of /proc/meminfo
> in the background. Increased overhead could be a problem for them.
> But not proposing a change now. If someone complains have to
> revisit I guess, perhaps adding a rate limit of some sort.

Agree. Maybe I should also put the time cost info into the code
comments in case someone noticed the slowdown.

Thanks,
Feng

>
> -Andi

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