On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 04:24:05PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Mon 25-07-11 22:19:18, Johannes Weiner wrote: > [...] > > diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c > > index 41dc871..ce673ec 100644 > > --- a/mm/page-writeback.c > > +++ b/mm/page-writeback.c > > @@ -378,6 +390,24 @@ int bdi_set_max_ratio(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, unsigned max_ratio) > > } > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_set_max_ratio); > > > > +static void sanitize_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, > > + unsigned long *pdirty) > > +{ > > + unsigned long background = *pbackground; > > + unsigned long dirty = *pdirty; > > + struct task_struct *tsk; > > + > > + if (background >= dirty) > > + background = dirty / 2; > > + tsk = current; > > + if (tsk->flags & PF_LESS_THROTTLE || rt_task(tsk)) { > > + background += background / 4; > > + dirty += dirty / 4; > > + } > > + *pbackground = background; > > + *pdirty = dirty; > > +} > > + > > /* > > * global_dirty_limits - background-writeback and dirty-throttling thresholds > > * > > @@ -389,33 +419,52 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_set_max_ratio); > > */ > > void global_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, unsigned long *pdirty) > > { > > - unsigned long background; > > - unsigned long dirty; > > unsigned long uninitialized_var(available_memory); > > - struct task_struct *tsk; > > > > if (!vm_dirty_bytes || !dirty_background_bytes) > > available_memory = determine_dirtyable_memory(); > > > > if (vm_dirty_bytes) > > - dirty = DIV_ROUND_UP(vm_dirty_bytes, PAGE_SIZE); > > + *pdirty = DIV_ROUND_UP(vm_dirty_bytes, PAGE_SIZE); > > else > > - dirty = (vm_dirty_ratio * available_memory) / 100; > > + *pdirty = vm_dirty_ratio * available_memory / 100; > > > > if (dirty_background_bytes) > > - background = DIV_ROUND_UP(dirty_background_bytes, PAGE_SIZE); > > + *pbackground = DIV_ROUND_UP(dirty_background_bytes, PAGE_SIZE); > > else > > - background = (dirty_background_ratio * available_memory) / 100; > > + *pbackground = dirty_background_ratio * available_memory / 100; > > > > - if (background >= dirty) > > - background = dirty / 2; > > - tsk = current; > > - if (tsk->flags & PF_LESS_THROTTLE || rt_task(tsk)) { > > - background += background / 4; > > - dirty += dirty / 4; > > - } > > - *pbackground = background; > > - *pdirty = dirty; > > + sanitize_dirty_limits(pbackground, pdirty); > > +} > > Hmm, wouldn't be the patch little bit easier to read if this was > outside in a separate (cleanup) one? I didn't find it hard to read. But I wrote it, so... :) Will split it out in the next round. Thanks, Michal. -- 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>