Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932146AbVIUTxW (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:53:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932151AbVIUTxW (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:53:22 -0400 Received: from gold.veritas.com ([143.127.12.110]:61501 "EHLO gold.veritas.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932146AbVIUTxV (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:53:21 -0400 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:52:56 +0100 (BST) From: Hugh Dickins X-X-Sender: hugh@goblin.wat.veritas.com To: Frank van Maarseveen cc: Jay Lan , Christoph Lameter , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.14-rc2] fix incorrect mm->hiwater_vm and mm->hiwater_rss In-Reply-To: <20050921194833.GA18550@janus> Message-ID: References: <43319111.1050803@engr.sgi.com> <4331990A.80904@engr.sgi.com> <4331A0DA.5030801@engr.sgi.com> <20050921182627.GB17272@janus> <20050921192835.GA18347@janus> <4331B6A0.9010403@engr.sgi.com> <20050921194833.GA18550@janus> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Sep 2005 19:53:21.0138 (UTC) FILETIME=[1E615D20:01C5BEE6] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 522 Lines: 14 On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Frank van Maarseveen wrote: > > But shouldn't hiwater_rss be updated via a totally different path? When rss > changes, total_vm doesn't and vice versa. So maybe there should be _two_ > update functions. Absolutely, one of the points I made earlier. Hugh - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/