Chris Mason wrote: > shrink_zone on my box isn't 500 bytes, but lets try the easy stuff > first. This is against .34, if you have any trouble applying to .32, > just add the word noinline after the word static on the function > definitions. > > This makes shrink_zone disappear from my check_stack.pl output. > Basically I think the compiler is inlining the shrink_active_zone and > shrink_inactive_zone code into shrink_zone. > > -chris > > diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c > index 79c8098..c70593e 100644 > --- a/mm/vmscan.c > +++ b/mm/vmscan.c > @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ static enum page_references page_check_references(struct page *page, > /* > * shrink_page_list() returns the number of reclaimed pages > */ > -static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list, > +static noinline unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list, FWIW akpm suggested that I add: /* * Rather then using noinline to prevent stack consumption, use * noinline_for_stack instead. For documentaiton reasons. */ #define noinline_for_stack noinline so maybe for a formal submission that'd be good to use. > struct scan_control *sc, > enum pageout_io sync_writeback) > { > @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static int too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone, int file, > * shrink_inactive_list() is a helper for shrink_zone(). It returns the number > * of reclaimed pages > */ > -static unsigned long shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long max_scan, > +static noinline unsigned long shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long max_scan, > struct zone *zone, struct scan_control *sc, > int priority, int file) > { > @@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ static void move_active_pages_to_lru(struct zone *zone, > __count_vm_events(PGDEACTIVATE, pgmoved); > } > > -static void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone, > +static noinline void shrink_active_list(unsigned long nr_pages, struct zone *zone, > struct scan_control *sc, int priority, int file) > { > unsigned long nr_taken; > @@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ static int inactive_list_is_low(struct zone *zone, struct scan_control *sc, > return inactive_anon_is_low(zone, sc); > } > > -static unsigned long shrink_list(enum lru_list lru, unsigned long nr_to_scan, > +static noinline unsigned long shrink_list(enum lru_list lru, unsigned long nr_to_scan, > struct zone *zone, struct scan_control *sc, int priority) > { > int file = is_file_lru(lru); > > _______________________________________________ > xfs mailing list > xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>