On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 04:46:54AM +0800, Neil Brown wrote: > On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:49:50 +0800 > Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > This allows quick response to Ctrl-C etc. for impatient users. > > > > Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > mm/page-writeback.c | 3 +++ > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > > > --- linux-next.orig/mm/page-writeback.c 2010-09-09 16:01:14.000000000 +0800 > > +++ linux-next/mm/page-writeback.c 2010-09-09 16:02:27.000000000 +0800 > > @@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ static void balance_dirty_pages(struct a > > __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); > > io_schedule_timeout(pause); > > > > + if (signal_pending(current)) > > + break; > > + > > Given the patch description, I think you might want "fatal_signal_pending()" > here ??? __fatal_signal_pending() tests SIGKILL only, while the one often used and need more quick responding is SIGINT.. Thanks, Fengguang -- 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>