* nishimura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nishimura@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [2010-10-07 09:54:58]: > On Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:53:14 +0530 > Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I propose restricting page_cgroup.flags to 16 bits. The patch for the > > same is below. Comments? > > > > > > Restrict the bits usage in page_cgroup.flags > > > > From: Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Restricting the flags helps control growth of the flags unbound. > > Restriciting it to 16 bits gives us the possibility of merging > > cgroup id with flags (atomicity permitting) and saving a whole > > long word in page_cgroup > > > I agree that reducing the size of page_cgroup would be good and important. > But, wouldn't it be better to remove ->page, if possible ? > Without the page pointer, how do we go from pc to page for reclaim? -- Three Cheers, Balbir -- 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>