(2011/07/28 17:13), Shaohua Li wrote: > cleanup kswapd_try_to_sleep() a little bit. Sometimes kswapd doesn't > really sleep. In such case, don't call prepare_to_wait/finish_wait. > It just wastes CPU. > > Signed-off-by: Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > mm/vmscan.c | 7 +++---- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > Index: linux/mm/vmscan.c > =================================================================== > --- linux.orig/mm/vmscan.c 2011-07-28 15:52:35.000000000 +0800 > +++ linux/mm/vmscan.c 2011-07-28 15:55:56.000000000 +0800 > @@ -2709,13 +2709,11 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_ > if (freezing(current) || kthread_should_stop()) > return; > > - prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); > - > /* Try to sleep for a short interval */ > if (!sleeping_prematurely(pgdat, order, remaining, classzone_idx)) { > + prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); > remaining = schedule_timeout(HZ/10); > finish_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait); > - prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); > } > > /* > @@ -2734,7 +2732,9 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_ > * them before going back to sleep. > */ > set_pgdat_percpu_threshold(pgdat, calculate_normal_threshold); > + prepare_to_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); > schedule(); > + finish_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait); > set_pgdat_percpu_threshold(pgdat, calculate_pressure_threshold); > } else { > if (remaining) > @@ -2742,7 +2742,6 @@ static void kswapd_try_to_sleep(pg_data_ > else > count_vm_event(KSWAPD_HIGH_WMARK_HIT_QUICKLY); > } > - finish_wait(&pgdat->kswapd_wait, &wait); > } > > /* Prepare_to_wait/finish_wait basic usage is below. Briefly, 1) prepare_to_wait() is needed to call every sleeping 2) finish_wait is only need to exit sleeping loop So, 1) moving prepare_to_wait looks pretty good to me. but I doubt the worth of moving the finish_wait of function last. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- #define __wait_event(wq, condition) \ do { \ DEFINE_WAIT(__wait); \ \ for (;;) { \ prepare_to_wait(&wq, &__wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE); \ if (condition) \ break; \ schedule(); \ } \ finish_wait(&wq, &__wait); \ } while (0) -- 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/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>