[PATCH] vm: slab.c spelling correction

as the Subject says... -- Martin Hicks || Silicon Graphics Inc. || [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fix a small spelling mistake. subtile->subtle Signed-off-by: Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- commit fde14c4f6598615c97ec36dc327ec357044d50a1 tree 7d34f622a36d0920e6d77f2adfbe19b

Re: [PATCH] VM: add vm.free_node_memory sysctl

; should be a bit more aggressive at cleaning local pages before fallback. > Problem is that it potentially makes the fast path slow. This is what we need: a better level of control over how NUMA allocations work. In some cases we *really* would prefer local pages, even at the cost of page cac

Re: [PATCH] VM: add vm.free_node_memory sysctl

On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 04:38:55PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 10:24:40AM -0400, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > zone_reclaim() path doesn't let the memory reclaim code swap. > > reclaim with bound policy should only swap on the bound nodemask >

Re: [PATCH] VM: add vm.free_node_memory sysctl

On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 04:15:29PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 09:56:46AM -0400, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > > Here's the promised sysctl to dump a node's pagecache. Please review! > > > > This patch depends on the zone

[PATCH] VM: add vm.free_node_memory sysctl

On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 11:07:46PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 09:54:26PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > > > > > * Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [patch] remove sys_set_zone_reclaim()

#x27;m not sure whether it's the same issue - Martin? (Sorry..I was on vacation yesterday) Yes, this is the same issue with a different way of making it happen. Setting a zone's policy allows reclaim to happen automatically. I'll send in a patch to add a sysctl to do the manual du

Re: [PATCH] pgtables: fix GFP_KERNEL allocation with preempt disabled

pgtable_quicklist code. There is a GFP_KERNEL allocation in pgtable_quicklist_alloc(), which spews the usual warnings if the kernel is under heavy VM pressure and the reclaim code is invoked. re-enable preempt before we allocate the new page. This patch is against 2.6.12-rc2-mm2 Signed-off-by:

[PATCH] pgtables: fix GFP_KERNEL allocation with preempt disabled

Hi Andrew, This is a fix to the pgtable_quicklist code. There is a GFP_KERNEL allocation in pgtable_quicklist_alloc(), which spews the usual warnings if the kernel is under heavy VM pressure and the reclaim code is invoked. This patch is against 2.6.12-rc2-mm2 Signed-off-by: Martin Hicks

Re: [PATCH] meminfo: add Cached underflow check

On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 03:10:49PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Working on some code lately I've been getting huge values > > for "Cached". The cause is that get_page_cache_size() is an > > approxim

[PATCH] meminfo: add Cached underflow check

Signed-off-by: Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> proc_misc.c |9 - 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: linux-2.6.11.cached-limit/fs/proc/proc_misc.c === --- linux-2.6.11.cached-limit.orig/fs/proc/pr

Re: bad pgd/pmd in latest BK on ia64

nsole. It's also busted on ia64 in 2.6.11-mm3 if that narrows thing down. mh -- Martin Hicks || Silicon Graphics Inc. || [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More ma

Re: [PATCH] Restore PWC driver

> Luc and I'm happy to help doing further work on it. However it's been like > that > in kernel for years so it might also be a good one for the janitors to join in > on ? I'd like to see this driver back in mainline too. Luc, please contact me and we'll get this w

Re: [PATCH] perthread_pages_alloc cleanup

On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 09:35:09PM +, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 10:52:48AM -0500, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > > Hi Andrew, > > > > This is just a cleanup - no functional changes. Gets a bunch of code > > outside an if by retu

[PATCH] perthread_pages_alloc cleanup

Hi Andrew, This is just a cleanup - no functional changes. Gets a bunch of code outside an if by returning NULL earlier. -- Martin HicksWild Open Source Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 613-266-2296 Signed-Off-By: Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: linux-2.6

Re: loading driver automatically & manually

ver source, Create an img and install RHEL4 using linux dd, it > works fine. I'm quite sure you should be contacting RedHat for support with their commercial product. mh -- Martin HicksWild Open Source Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 613-266-2296 - To unsubscribe fro

Re: [PATCH/RFC] A method for clearing out page cache

ing to pagecache (as well as other caches) that are on the node from other uses, not necessarily another HPC job that has recently terminated. mh -- Martin Hicks || Silicon Graphics Inc. || [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ker

Re: [PATCH/RFC] A method for clearing out page cache

I can see to ensure that the data doesn't change in between two consecutive read calls. > 9) Comment - dont we need to protect the kernel global variable > toss_page_cache_nodes from simulaneous access by two tasks? yes, I protected this with a semaphore. mh -- Martin Hicks

Re: [PATCH/RFC] A method for clearing out page cache

ace tweaks, and a never compiled nor tested rewrite of > proc_do_toss_page_cache_nodes() to try to make it look a little > prettier. Thanks for the review Paul. I'll take a harder look at your feedback and reply. -- Martin Hicks || Silicon Graphics Inc. || [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PATCH/RFC] A method for clearing out page cache

he on nodes in the following manner: echo 1,3,9-12 > /proc/sys/vm/toss_page_cache_nodes The patch was written by Ray Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and forward ported by me, Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, to 2.6.11-rc3-mm2. Could we get this included in -mm Andrew?

[PATCH] fix ACPI_BOOT for ia64 (2.6.11-rc3-mm1)

Hi Andrew, One of your patches in 2.6.11-rc3-mm1 breaks ACPI_BOOT for ia64. It removes the dependence on CONFIG_ACPI and makes it exclusively depend on X86_HT, which is wrong. Signed-off-by: Martin Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: linux-2.6.11-rc3-mm1/drivers/acpi/K

Re: 2.4 and PPPoE problem

seems to work fine and solve a problem which > sounds exactly like yours. > > On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Martin Hicks wrote: > > > The machine connects fine and allows network traffic to pass > > through the link. > > > > However, certain websites seem to choke. &g

2.4 and PPPoE problem

ppp0 192.168.69.0* 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 eth0 default magma 0.0.0.0 UG0 00 ppp0 -- Martin Hicks || [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use PGP/GnuPG || DSS PGP Key: 0x4C7F2BEE Beer: So much more than just a breakfast drink.

Re: pppoe in 2.4.0

rmines what we can think about." -- B. > Linuxcare, Inc. | L. Whorf > Support for the Revolution | > | > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line &q

pppoe in 2.4.0

before the ppp interface in the kernel was overhauled? mh -- Martin Hicks || [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use PGP/GnuPG || DSS PGP Key: 0x4C7F2BEE Beer: So much more than just a breakfast drink. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of

2.2.18pre17: usb-uhci verbosity

-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1472 Oct 20 20:54:20 plato kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1856 Everything seems to be functioning correctly though. Reason? thanks mh -- Martin Hicks || [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use PGP/GnuPG || DSS PGP Key: 0x4C7F2BEE Beer: So much more