Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-26 Thread paul . szabo
Dear Jonathan, >> If you can identify where it was fixed then your patch for older >> versions should go to stable with a reference to the upstream fix (see >> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt). > > How about this patch? > > It was applied in mainline during the 3.3 merge window, so kernels >

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi Paul, Ben Hutchings wrote: > If you can identify where it was fixed then your patch for older > versions should go to stable with a reference to the upstream fix (see > Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt). How about this patch? It was applied in mainline during the 3.3 merge window, so ke

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sat, 2013-01-26 at 14:07 +1100, paul.sz...@sydney.edu.au wrote: > Dear Ben, > > > ... the mm maintainers are probably much better placed ... > > Exactly. Now I wonder: are you one of them? Hah, no. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Any smoothly functioning technology is indistinguishable from a rigged

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread paul . szabo
Dear Ben, > ... the mm maintainers are probably much better placed ... Exactly. Now I wonder: are you one of them? Thanks, Paul Paul Szabo p...@maths.usyd.edu.au http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ School of Mathematics and Statistics University of SydneyAustralia -- To unsubscribe fr

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread paul . szabo
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Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sat, 2013-01-26 at 10:49 +1100, paul.sz...@sydney.edu.au wrote: > Dear Ben, > > > If you can identify where it was fixed then ... > > Sorry I cannot do that. I have no idea where kernel changelogs are kept. > > I am happy to do some work. Please do not call me lazy. The changelogs are in git

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread paul . szabo
Dear Ben, > If you can identify where it was fixed then ... Sorry I cannot do that. I have no idea where kernel changelogs are kept. I am happy to do some work. Please do not call me lazy. Cheers, Paul Paul Szabo p...@maths.usyd.edu.au http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ School of Mathemat

Re: Bug#695182: [PATCH] Subtract min_free_kbytes from dirtyable memory

2013-01-25 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2013-01-25 at 20:53 +1100, paul.sz...@sydney.edu.au wrote: > Dear Minchan, > > > So what's the effect for user? > > ... > > It seems you saw old kernel. > > ... > > Current kernel includes ... > > So I think we don't need this patch. > > As I understand now, my patch is "right" and needed