The patch titled Subject: mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> Subject: mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix Use the MIN_COMPACT_PRIORITY alias instead of COMPACT_PRIO_SYNC_FULL to disable heuristics "because this would be easier to follow and it would be easier for future changes", per Michal. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/d443b884-87e7-1c93-8684-3a3a35759fb1@xxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> Suggested-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/compaction.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff -puN mm/compaction.c~mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix mm/compaction.c --- a/mm/compaction.c~mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix +++ a/mm/compaction.c @@ -1644,8 +1644,8 @@ static enum compact_result compact_zone_ .alloc_flags = alloc_flags, .classzone_idx = classzone_idx, .direct_compaction = true, - .whole_zone = (prio == COMPACT_PRIO_SYNC_FULL), - .ignore_skip_hint = (prio == COMPACT_PRIO_SYNC_FULL) + .whole_zone = (prio == MIN_COMPACT_PRIORITY), + .ignore_skip_hint = (prio == MIN_COMPACT_PRIORITY) }; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages); @@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ enum compact_result try_to_compact_pages ac->nodemask) { enum compact_result status; - if (prio > COMPACT_PRIO_SYNC_FULL + if (prio > MIN_COMPACT_PRIORITY && compaction_deferred(zone, order)) { rc = max_t(enum compact_result, COMPACT_DEFERRED, rc); continue; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from vbabka@xxxxxxx are mm-compaction-make-whole_zone-flag-ignore-cached-scanner-positions.patch mm-compaction-cleanup-unused-functions.patch mm-compaction-rename-compact_partial-to-compact_success.patch mm-compaction-dont-recheck-watermarks-after-compact_success.patch mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority.patch mm-compaction-add-the-ultimate-direct-compaction-priority-fix.patch mm-compaction-more-reliably-increase-direct-compaction-priority.patch mm-compaction-use-correct-watermark-when-checking-compaction-success.patch mm-compaction-create-compact_gap-wrapper.patch mm-compaction-create-compact_gap-wrapper-fix.patch mm-compaction-use-proper-alloc_flags-in-__compaction_suitable.patch mm-compaction-require-only-min-watermarks-for-non-costly-orders.patch mm-compaction-require-only-min-watermarks-for-non-costly-orders-fix.patch mm-vmscan-make-compaction_ready-more-accurate-and-readable.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html