> -----Original Message----- > From: kexec <kexec-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Donald Brady > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 3:44 PM > To: kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RFC] makedumpfile: exclude ZFS file cache pages > > Hello, > > I have for consideration a makedumpfile patch that can exclude the ZFS > file data cache pages. This is similar in capability as the exclusion > of the VFS page cache pages. > > My question to this list is how to proceed? Should I post a patch or > should I first explain how the ZFS pages are being marked and see if > others here can recommend a better approach? Hi Don, Either is OK, but I don't have any knowledge about ZFS implementation so the explanation of that and what your patch is going to do will be helpful at least for me to review/discuss it. And as you say, someone here may be able to help. Thanks, Kazu > > Long term, ZFS should participate in the VFS page cache. However, that > is a significant change and won't be available in the foreseeable > future. There is an immediate benefit from excluding ZFS file cache > pages that will benefit crash dump users that use ZFS. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > -Don > > -- > DON BRADY > Staff Engineer > Delphix.com > > _______________________________________________ > kexec mailing list > kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec
