Re: [PATCH 2/9] mm: workingset: tell cache transitions from workingset thrashing
From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Date: 2018-08-02 12:26:00
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Hi Suren, On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 02:56:27PM -0700, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Johannes Weiner [off-list ref] wrote:quoted
/* - * The unsigned subtraction here gives an accurate distance - * across inactive_age overflows in most cases. + * Calculate the refault distance * - * There is a special case: usually, shadow entries have a - * short lifetime and are either refaulted or reclaimed along - * with the inode before they get too old. But it is not - * impossible for the inactive_age to lap a shadow entry in - * the field, which can then can result in a false small - * refault distance, leading to a false activation should this - * old entry actually refault again. However, earlier kernels - * used to deactivate unconditionally with *every* reclaim - * invocation for the longest time, so the occasional - * inappropriate activation leading to pressure on the active - * list is not a problem. + * The unsigned subtraction here gives an accurate distance + * across inactive_age overflows in most cases. There is a + * special case: usually, shadow entries have a short lifetime + * and are either refaulted or reclaimed along with the inode + * before they get too old. But it is not impossible for the + * inactive_age to lap a shadow entry in the field, which can + * then can result in a false small refault distance, leading"which can then can" - please remove one of the "can".
Good catch, will fix.