Use up free swap space before reaching OOM kill
Get series with b4
b4 am [email protected]Versions newest first
- v1 Latest2 patches 27 repliesIn review
Patches in v1 No applies recorded yet
| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | mm: prevent to add a page to swap if may_writepage is unsetmm/ | +2 | 16 replies | |
| 2/2 | mm: forcely swapout when we are out of page cachemm/ | +6 | 11 replies |
Reviews trailers per patch
1 of 2 patches has a Reviewed-by or Acked-by.
| Patch | Johannes Weiner | Rik van Riel |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | A-b | A-b Not-yet-Acked-by |
| 2/2 |
Trailers given in replies are filled; those carried in the patches from earlier versions are outlined with dashes.
Cover letter [PATCH 0/2] Use up free swap space before reaching OOM kill
Recently, Luigi reported there are lots of free swap space when OOM happens. It's easily reproduced on zram-over-swap, where many instance of memory hogs are running and laptop_mode = 2.
http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=135421750914807&w=2
This patchset fixes the problem. In fact, if we apply one of two, we can fix the problem but I send two all because it's separate issue although each of them solves this issues.
Andrew, Could you replace [1] with this patchset in mmotm? I think this patchset is better than [1].
[1] mm-swap-out-anonymous-page-regardless-of-laptop_mode.patch
Minchan Kim (2):
[1/2] mm: prevent to add a page to swap if may_writepage is unset [2/2] mm: forcely swapout when we are out of page cache
mm/vmscan.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
Signature · 1 line
1.7.9.5