Re: what protects page lru list?
From: Johannes Weiner <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-20 13:27:07
From: Johannes Weiner <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-20 13:27:07
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 02:11:53AM +0530, Rajesh Ghanekar wrote:
Hi, I am confused with what protects page->lru? Is it both zone->lru_lock or zone->lock? I can see it being protected either by lru_lock or lock.
It's not so much about page->lru but the actual list the page is linked to. The zone's lists of unallocated pages are protected by zone->lock, while the LRU lists with the pages for userspace are protected by zone->lru_lock. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. 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@kvack.org"> email@kvack.org </a>