[PATCH 00/15] Swap-over-NBD without deadlocking V8 · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 01/15] mm: Serialize access to min_free_kbytes · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
Re: [PATCH 01/15] mm: Serialize access to min_free_kbytes · Rik van Riel <hidden> · 2012-02-08
[PATCH 05/15] mm: Ignore mempolicies when using ALLOC_NO_WATERMARK · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 07/15] netvm: Allow the use of __GFP_MEMALLOC by specific sockets · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 06/15] net: Introduce sk_allocation() to allow addition of GFP flags depending on the individual socket · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 10/15] netvm: Propagate page->pfmemalloc from netdev_alloc_page to skb · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
Re: [PATCH 10/15] netvm: Propagate page->pfmemalloc from netdev_alloc_page to skb · Alexander Duyck <hidden> · 2012-02-07
Re: [PATCH 10/15] netvm: Propagate page->pfmemalloc from netdev_alloc_page to skb · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-08
[PATCH 12/15] mm: Micro-optimise slab to avoid a function call · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 15/15] mm: Account for the number of times direct reclaimers get throttled · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 14/15] mm: Throttle direct reclaimers if PF_MEMALLOC reserves are low and swap is backed by network storage · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 13/15] nbd: Set SOCK_MEMALLOC for access to PFMEMALLOC reserves · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 11/15] netvm: Set PF_MEMALLOC as appropriate during SKB processing · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 09/15] netvm: Propagate page->pfmemalloc to skb · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 08/15] netvm: Allow skb allocation to use PFMEMALLOC reserves · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 04/15] mm: allow PF_MEMALLOC from softirq context · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 03/15] mm: Introduce __GFP_MEMALLOC to allow access to emergency reserves · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
[PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-06
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-07
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-09
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-09
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-10
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-10
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Christoph Lameter <hidden> · 2012-02-10
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-13
Re: [PATCH 02/15] mm: sl[au]b: Add knowledge of PFMEMALLOC reserve pages · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-13
Re: [PATCH 00/15] Swap-over-NBD without deadlocking V8 · Hillf Danton <hidden> · 2012-02-07
Re: [PATCH 00/15] Swap-over-NBD without deadlocking V8 · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-07
Re: [PATCH 00/15] Swap-over-NBD without deadlocking V8 · Hillf Danton <hidden> · 2012-02-08
Re: [PATCH 00/15] Swap-over-NBD without deadlocking V8 · Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> · 2012-02-08

Re: [PATCH 01/15] mm: Serialize access to min_free_kbytes

From: Rik van Riel <hidden>
Date: 2012-02-08 18:49:00
Also in: linux-mm, lkml

On 02/06/2012 05:56 PM, Mel Gorman wrote:

There is a race between the min_free_kbytes sysctl, memory hotplug
and transparent hugepage support enablement.  Memory hotplug uses a
zonelists_mutex to avoid a race when building zonelists. Reuse it to
serialise watermark updates.

[a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl: Older patch fixed the race with spinlock]
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman<mgorman@suse.de>

Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <redacted>

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