Re: [PATCH 09/11] Add /sys trigger for per-node memory compaction

From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki
Date: Tue Mar 23 2010 - 20:23:09 EST


On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:25:44 +0000
Mel Gorman <mel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch adds a per-node sysfs file called compact. When the file is
> written to, each zone in that node is compacted. The intention that this
> would be used by something like a job scheduler in a batch system before
> a job starts so that the job can allocate the maximum number of
> hugepages without significant start-up cost.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mel@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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