Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] kernel/sysctl.c: Add /proc/sys/vm/shrink_memory feature

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On Mon 20-07-15 09:28:10, Mel Gorman wrote:
[...]
> If high-order allocation latency or reliability is important then you
> really need a different solution because unless this thing runs
> continually to keep memory unused then it'll eventually fail hard and
> the system will perform poorly in the meantime.

Completely agreed. E.g. Vlastimil was suggesting a background compaction
daemon which might be a way to go.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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