On (22/11/22 02:10), Johannes Weiner wrote:
> > Yes. "What if it would continue". Would it make sense to not
> > break on EAGAIN?
> >
> > while (total < pages) {
> > ret = zs_reclaim_page(pool);
> > if (ret == -EAGAIN)
> > continue;
> > if (ret < 0)
> > break;
> > total++;
> > }
> >
> > Then we don't need retry loop in zs_reclaim_page().
>
> But that's an indefinite busy-loop?
That would mean that all lru pages constantly have locked objects
and we can only make partial progress.
> I don't see what the problem with limited retrying in
> zs_reclaim_page() is. It's robust and has worked for years.
No problem with it, just asking.
