Oliver, is there any chance you could run this through the test robot performance suite? The original full patch at https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240515091727.22034-1-laoar.shao@xxxxxxxxx/ and it would be interesting if the test robot could see if the patch makes any difference on any other loads? Thanks, Linus On Wed, 15 May 2024 at 02:17, Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Our applications, built on Elasticsearch[0], frequently create and delete > files. These applications operate within containers, some with a memory > limit exceeding 100GB. Over prolonged periods, the accumulation of negative > dentries within these containers can amount to tens of gigabytes. > > Upon container exit, directories are deleted. However, due to the numerous > associated dentries, this process can be time-consuming. Our users have > expressed frustration with this prolonged exit duration, which constitutes > our first issue.