Re: [PATCH] mm/madvise: add MADV_WILLNEED to process_madvise()
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2021-08-05 02:04:06
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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2021-08-05 02:04:06
Also in:
linux-mm, lkml
On Wed, 4 Aug 2021 16:20:10 +0800 zhangkui [off-list ref] wrote:
There is a usecase in Android that an app process's memory is swapped out by process_madvise() with MADV_PAGEOUT, such as the memory is swapped to zram or a backing device. When the process is scheduled to running, like switch to foreground, multiple page faults may cause the app dropped frames. To reduce the problem, SMS can read-ahead memory of the process immediately when the app switches to forground. Calling process_madvise() with MADV_WILLNEED can meet this need.
This will require a small update to the process_madvise(2) manpage. Can you please send a patch?