Re: [PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-04-09 Thread Wei Xu
On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 11:35 AM Dave Hansen wrote: > This proposes extending the existing "zone_reclaim_mode" (now > now really node_reclaim_mode) as a method to enable it. Nit: now now -> now > We are open to any alternative that allows end users to enable > this mechanism or disable it it

Re: [PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-04-01 Thread Yang Shi
On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 11:35 AM Dave Hansen wrote: > > > From: Dave Hansen > > Some method is obviously needed to enable reclaim-based migration. > > Just like traditional autonuma, there will be some workloads that > will benefit like workloads with more "static" configurations where > hot

[PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-04-01 Thread Dave Hansen
From: Dave Hansen Some method is obviously needed to enable reclaim-based migration. Just like traditional autonuma, there will be some workloads that will benefit like workloads with more "static" configurations where hot pages stay hot and cold pages stay cold. If pages come and go from

Re: [PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-03-09 Thread Dave Hansen
On 3/8/21 4:24 PM, Yang Shi wrote: >> Once this is enabled page demotion may move data to a NUMA node >> that does not fall into the cpuset of the allocating process. >> This could be construed to violate the guarantees of cpusets. >> However, since this is an opt-in mechanism, the assumption is

Re: [PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-03-08 Thread Yang Shi
On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 4:01 PM Dave Hansen wrote: > > > From: Dave Hansen > > Some method is obviously needed to enable reclaim-based migration. > > Just like traditional autonuma, there will be some workloads that > will benefit like workloads with more "static" configurations where > hot pages

[PATCH 10/10] mm/migrate: new zone_reclaim_mode to enable reclaim migration

2021-03-04 Thread Dave Hansen
From: Dave Hansen Some method is obviously needed to enable reclaim-based migration. Just like traditional autonuma, there will be some workloads that will benefit like workloads with more "static" configurations where hot pages stay hot and cold pages stay cold. If pages come and go from