On (05/13/16 16:20), Minchan Kim wrote: > > > > @@ -737,12 +737,12 @@ static int zram_bvec_write(struct zram *zram, struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 index, > > > > zcomp_strm_release(zram->comp, zstrm); > > > > zstrm = NULL; > > > > > > > > - atomic64_inc(&zram->stats.num_recompress); > > > > - > > > > handle = zs_malloc(meta->mem_pool, clen, > > > > GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGHMEM); > > > > - if (handle) > > > > + if (handle) { > > > > + atomic64_inc(&zram->stats.num_recompress); > > > > goto compress_again; > > > > + } just a small note: > Although 2 is smaller, your patch just accounts only direct reclaim but my > suggestion can count both 1 and 2 so isn't it better? no, my patch accounts 1) and 2) as well. the only difference is that my patch accounts second zs_malloc() call _EVEN_ if it has failed and we jumped to goto err (because we still could have done reclaim). the new version would account second zs_malloc() _ONLY_ if it has succeeded, and thus possibly reclaim would not be accounted. recompress: compress handle = zs_malloc FAST PATH if (!handle) { release stream handle = zs_malloc SLOW PATH << my patch accounts SLOW PATH here >> if (handle) { num_recompress++ << NEW version accounts it here, only it was OK >> goto recompress; } goto err; << SLOW PATH is not accounted if SLOW PATH was unsuccessful } -ss -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>