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From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
To: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@kvack.org>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
	Tim Murray <timmurray@google.com>,
	Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org>,
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
	Daniel Colascione <dancol@google.com>,
	Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@google.com>,
	Sonny Rao <sonnyrao@google.com>,
	Brian Geffon <bgeffon@google.com>,
	linux-api@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/7] introduce memory hinting API for external process
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 08:34:21 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190521063421.GG32329@dhcp22.suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190521014452.GA6738@bombadil.infradead.org>

[linux-api]

On Mon 20-05-19 18:44:52, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 12:52:47PM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> > IMHO we should spell it out that this patchset complements MADV_WONTNEED
> > and MADV_FREE by adding non-destructive ways to gain some free memory
> > space. MADV_COLD is similar to MADV_WONTNEED in a way that it hints the
> > kernel that memory region is not currently needed and should be reclaimed
> > immediately; MADV_COOL is similar to MADV_FREE in a way that it hints the
> > kernel that memory region is not currently needed and should be reclaimed
> > when memory pressure rises.
> 
> Do we tear down page tables for these ranges?  That seems like a good
> way of reclaiming potentially a substantial amount of memory.

I do not think we can in general because this is a non-destructive
operation. So at least we cannot tear down anonymous ptes (they will
turn into swap entries).

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-05-21  6:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 160+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-05-20  3:52 [RFC 0/7] introduce memory hinting API for external process Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 1/7] mm: introduce MADV_COOL Minchan Kim
2019-05-28  8:53   ` Hillf Danton
2019-05-20  8:16   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-20  8:19     ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-20 15:08       ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2019-05-20 15:08         ` Suren Baghdasaryan
2019-05-20 22:55       ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20 22:54     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:04       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  9:11         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 10:05           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 10:58   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 2/7] mm: change PAGEREF_RECLAIM_CLEAN with PAGE_REFRECLAIM Minchan Kim
2019-05-20 16:50   ` Johannes Weiner
2019-05-20 22:57     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 3/7] mm: introduce MADV_COLD Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 14:54   ` Hillf Danton
2019-05-20  8:27   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-20 23:00     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:08       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  9:13         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-30  0:45   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 4/7] mm: factor out madvise's core functionality Minchan Kim
2019-05-20 14:26   ` Oleksandr Natalenko
2019-05-21  1:26     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:36       ` Oleksandr Natalenko
2019-05-21  6:50         ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  7:06           ` Oleksandr Natalenko
2019-05-21 10:52             ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 11:00               ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21 11:24                 ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 11:32                   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21 10:49         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 10:55           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 5/7] mm: introduce external memory hinting API Minchan Kim
2019-05-29  3:41   ` Hillf Danton
2019-05-20  9:18   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  2:41     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:17       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21 10:32         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  9:01   ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 11:35     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 11:51       ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 15:31   ` Oleg Nesterov
2019-05-27  7:43     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-27 15:12       ` Oleg Nesterov
2019-05-27 23:33         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28  7:23           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-30  0:38   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 6/7] mm: extend process_madvise syscall to support vector arrary Minchan Kim
2019-05-29  4:14   ` Hillf Danton
2019-05-20  9:22   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  2:48     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:24       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21 10:26         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 10:37           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-27  7:49             ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-29 10:08               ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-29 10:08                 ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-29 10:33                 ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-30  2:17                   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-30  6:57                     ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-30  8:02                       ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-30 16:19                         ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-30 16:19                           ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-30 18:47                         ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-30  0:35   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  3:52 ` [RFC 7/7] mm: madvise support MADV_ANONYMOUS_FILTER and MADV_FILE_FILTER Minchan Kim
2019-05-29  4:36   ` Hillf Danton
2019-05-20  9:28   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  2:55     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:26       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-27  7:58         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-27 12:44           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28  3:26             ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28  6:29               ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28  8:13                 ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28  8:31                   ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28  8:31                     ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28  8:49                     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28  9:08                       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28  9:39                         ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28  9:39                           ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 10:33                           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 11:21                             ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:21                               ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:49                               ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 12:11                                 ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 12:11                                   ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 12:32                                   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 10:32                         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 10:41                           ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 11:12                             ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 11:28                               ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 11:42                                 ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:42                                   ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:56                                   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 12:18                                     ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 12:18                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 12:38                                       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 12:10                                   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 11:44                                 ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 11:51                                   ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:51                                     ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 12:06                                   ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 12:22                                     ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-28 11:28                             ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-28 11:28                               ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-21 15:33       ` Johannes Weiner
2019-05-22  1:50         ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-30  1:00   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20  6:37 ` [RFC 0/7] introduce memory hinting API for external process Anshuman Khandual
2019-05-20 16:59   ` Tim Murray
2019-05-20 16:59     ` Tim Murray
2019-05-21  2:55     ` Anshuman Khandual
2019-05-21  5:14       ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 10:34       ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-28 10:50         ` Anshuman Khandual
2019-05-21 12:56       ` Shakeel Butt
2019-05-21 12:56         ` Shakeel Butt
2019-05-22  4:15         ` Brian Geffon
2019-05-22  4:23         ` Brian Geffon
2019-05-22  4:23           ` Brian Geffon
2019-05-20  9:28 ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-20 14:42 ` Oleksandr Natalenko
2019-05-21  2:56   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-20 16:46 ` Johannes Weiner
2019-05-21  4:39   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:32     ` Michal Hocko
2019-05-21  1:44 ` Matthew Wilcox
2019-05-21  5:01   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21  6:34   ` Michal Hocko [this message]
2019-05-21  8:42 ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 11:05   ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 11:30     ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 11:39       ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22  5:11         ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22  5:11           ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22  8:22           ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22  8:22             ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22 13:16             ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 13:16               ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 14:52               ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22 15:17                 ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 15:17                   ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 15:48                   ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22 15:57                     ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 15:57                       ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 16:01                       ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-22 16:01                         ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-22 16:01                           ` Daniel Colascione
2019-05-23 13:07                           ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-27  8:06                             ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 11:41       ` Minchan Kim
2019-05-21 12:04         ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 12:04           ` Christian Brauner
2019-05-21 12:15           ` Oleksandr Natalenko
2019-05-21 12:53 ` Shakeel Butt
2019-05-21 12:53   ` Shakeel Butt

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