On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 11:07:23 -0800 SeongJae Park <sj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Barry, > > On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:37:59 +0800 Barry Song <21cnbao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > [...] > > > > BTW\uff0c > > Hi SeongJae, > > I am not quite sure if damon also needs this, so I have kept damon as is by > > setting ignore_references = false. MADV_PAGEOUT is an explicit hint users > > don't want the memory to be reclaimed, I don't know if it is true for damon as > > well. If you have some comments, please chime in. > > Thank you for calling my name :) > > For DAMON's usecase, the document simply says the behavior would be same to > MADV_PAGEOUT, so if we conclude to change MADV_PAGEOUT, I think same change > should be made for DAMON's usecase, or update DAMON document. Thanks to Barry's nice explanation on my other reply to the patch, now I think the change is modest, and therefore I'd prefer the first way: Changing DAMON's usecase, and keep the document as is. Thanks, SJ > > > Thanks, > SJ > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Thanks > > Barry