Andrew Morton wrote:
>
>> + nr_reclaimed += shrink_zones(priority, zones, sc);
>> + if (sc->cnt == NULL)
>> + shrink_slab(sc->nr_scanned, gfp_mask, lru_pages);
>
> We don't we shrink slab if called to shrink a container.
>
> This is a fundamental design decision, and a design shortcoming. A full
> discussion of this is absolutely appropriate to the patch changelog.
> Please don't just hide stuff like this in the patch and leave people
> wondering, or ignorant.
Yes, we don't because we do not account for slab usage right now. We account
only for memory allocated to user space. A good fat comment will help here.
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Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh
Linux Technology Center
IBM, ISTL
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