Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] vmw_balloon: Compaction and shrinker support

From: Nadav Amit
Date: Fri May 17 2019 - 13:12:40 EST


> On May 3, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On Apr 25, 2019, at 4:54 AM, Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> VMware balloon enhancements: adding support for memory compaction,
>> memory shrinker (to prevent OOM) and splitting of refused pages to
>> prevent recurring inflations.
>>
>> Patches 1-2: Support for compaction
>> Patch 3: Support for memory shrinker - disabled by default
>> Patch 4: Split refused pages to improve performance
>>
>> v3->v4:
>> * "get around to" comment [Michael]
>> * Put list_add under page lock [Michael]
>>
>> v2->v3:
>> * Fixing wrong argument type (int->size_t) [Michael]
>> * Fixing a comment (it) [Michael]
>> * Reinstating the BUG_ON() when page is locked [Michael]
>>
>> v1->v2:
>> * Return number of pages in list enqueue/dequeue interfaces [Michael]
>> * Removed first two patches which were already merged
>>
>> Nadav Amit (4):
>> mm/balloon_compaction: List interfaces
>> vmw_balloon: Compaction support
>> vmw_balloon: Add memory shrinker
>> vmw_balloon: Split refused pages
>>
>> drivers/misc/Kconfig | 1 +
>> drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c | 489 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> include/linux/balloon_compaction.h | 4 +
>> mm/balloon_compaction.c | 144 ++++++---
>> 4 files changed, 553 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)
>>
>> --
>> 2.19.1
>
> Ping.

Ping.

Greg, did it got lost again?