Hi,
On Monday, 12 December 2005 00:28, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > Would that be ok if I made drop_pagecache() nonstatic and called it directly
> > > > from swsusp?
> > >
> > > Sure, I'll updates the patch for that.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > > It changed a bit.. You'll need to run sys_sync() then drop_pagecache()
> > > then drop_slab().
> >
> > I think it won't hurt if we do this unconditionally in swsusp_shrink_memory().
> > Pavel, what do you think?
> >
> > The appended patch illustrates the way in which I think we can use this.
> > I've tested it a little, but if someone feels like trying it, please
> > do.
>
> Not sure, do we really want to drop all the pagecache? We want to free
> memory that is not going to be used soon after suspend, but I guess
> pagecache can be quite "hot".
>
> I'd certainly wait with this until code settles. And at least trying
> if it helps or hurts...
Sure. Today it caused my box to stuck in the idle process. ;-) OTOH,
performance-wise it does not seem to hurt.
Greetings,
Rafael
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