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From: <leonid.moiseichuk@nokia.com>
To: <kosaki.motohiro@gmail.com>
Cc: <anton.vorontsov@linaro.org>, <penberg@kernel.org>,
	<b.zolnierkie@samsung.com>, <john.stultz@linaro.org>,
	<linux-mm@kvack.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	<linaro-kernel@lists.linaro.org>, <patches@linaro.org>,
	<kernel-team@android.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/5] vmevent: Convert from deferred timer to deferred work
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 07:18:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <84FF21A720B0874AA94B46D76DB98269045F78E1@008-AM1MPN1-004.mgdnok.nokia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHGf_=rHGotkPYJt65wv+ZDNeO2x+3c5sA8oJmGJX8ehsMHqoA@mail.gmail.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext KOSAKI Motohiro [mailto:kosaki.motohiro@gmail.com]
> Sent: 08 June, 2012 10:11
..
> No. I don't suggest to wake up every 100ms. I suggest to integrate existing
> subsystems. If you need any enhancement, just do it.
That will be non-trivial to hook all vmstat updates . Simple to use deferred timer.

> > It also will cause page trashing because user-space code could be pushed
> out from cache if VM decide.
> 
> This is completely unrelated issue. Even if notification code is not swapped,
> userland notify handling code still may be swapped. So, if you must avoid
> swap, you must use mlock.

If you wakeup only by signal when memory situation changed you can be not mlocked.
Mlocking uses memory very inefficient way and usually cannot be applied for apps which wants to be notified due to resources restrictions.

  reply	other threads:[~2012-06-08  7:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 94+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-01 13:24 [PATCH 0/3] vmevent: Implement 'low memory' attribute Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-01 13:25 ` [PATCH 1/3] vmevent: Implement equal-to attribute state Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-01 13:25 ` [PATCH 2/3] vmevent: Pass attr argument to sampling functions Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-01 13:26 ` [PATCH 3/3] vmevent: Implement special low-memory attribute Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-03 10:33   ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-04  4:26   ` Minchan Kim
2012-05-04  7:38     ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-07  7:14       ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-07  8:26         ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-07 12:15           ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-07 19:19             ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  0:31               ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-08  5:20               ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-08  5:42                 ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  5:53                   ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-08  7:11                     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  7:36                       ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-08  7:50                         ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  8:03                           ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-08  9:15                             ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-05-08  9:19                               ` Pekka Enberg
2012-05-08 10:38                                 ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-01 12:21                         ` [PATCH 0/5] Some vmevent fixes Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-01 12:24                           ` [PATCH 1/5] vmstat: Implement refresh_vm_stats() Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-05 14:30                             ` Christoph Lameter
2012-06-08  3:17                             ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-01 12:24                           ` [PATCH 2/5] vmevent: Convert from deferred timer to deferred work Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  3:25                             ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  6:58                               ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  7:03                                 ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-08  8:07                                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  7:05                                 ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08  7:10                                   ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  7:18                                     ` leonid.moiseichuk [this message]
2012-06-08  7:23                                       ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  7:28                                         ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08  7:33                                           ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  7:49                                             ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08  7:58                                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  8:16                                     ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08  8:41                                       ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  8:57                                         ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08 10:35                                           ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08 11:03                                             ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08 12:13                                               ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08 12:25                                                 ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-01 12:24                           ` [PATCH 3/5] vmevent: Refresh vmstats before sampling Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-05 14:36                             ` Christoph Lameter
2012-06-01 12:24                           ` [PATCH 4/5] vmevent: Hide meaningful names from the user-visible header Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-01 12:24                           ` [PATCH 5/5] vmevent: Rename one-shot mode to edge trigger mode Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-03 18:26                           ` [PATCH 0/5] Some vmevent fixes Pekka Enberg
2012-06-04  8:45                             ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-04  9:20                               ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-04 12:23                                 ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-04 11:38                               ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-04 12:17                                 ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-04 13:35                                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-05  7:53                                     ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-05  8:00                                       ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-05  8:01                                         ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-05  8:16                                           ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-05  8:27                                             ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-08  3:35                                             ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-04 20:05                                 ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-04 22:39                                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  3:45                                     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  6:57                                       ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-05  7:47                                   ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-05  8:39                                     ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-07  2:41                                       ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-08  7:49                                         ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08  8:43                                           ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-08  8:48                                             ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-08  9:12                                               ` leonid.moiseichuk
2012-06-08  9:45                                                 ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-08 10:42                                                   ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-08 11:14                                                     ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-06-11  4:50                                                       ` Minchan Kim
2012-06-05  7:52                                   ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-08  3:55                                     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  6:54                                       ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-08  6:57                                         ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-06-08  6:59                                           ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-04 19:50                               ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  8:32                       ` [PATCH 3/3] vmevent: Implement special low-memory attribute Minchan Kim
2012-05-08  9:27                         ` Pekka Enberg
2012-06-05 14:40                       ` Christoph Lameter
2012-05-08  6:58                   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-08  7:16                     ` KOSAKI Motohiro
2012-05-08  8:13                       ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-08  8:21                         ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-03  8:10 ` [PATCH 0/3] vmevent: Implement 'low memory' attribute Pekka Enberg
2012-05-03  9:44   ` Anton Vorontsov
2012-05-03 10:54 ` Pekka Enberg

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