On Thu, 17 May 2007, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > > > Its about ensuring ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS memory only reaches PF_MEMALLOC > > > processes, not joe random's pi calculator. > > > > Watermarks are per zone? > > Yes, but the page allocator might address multiple zones in order to > obtain a page.
And then again it may not because the allocation is contrained to a particular node,a NORMAL zone or a DMA zone. One zone way be below the watermark and another may not. Different allocations may be allowed to tap into various zones for various reasons. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
