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Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au> wrote:
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> >yep.
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> Yeah this is good. I thought the patch you were proposing was
> to shrink slab on highmem pressure.

That as well.

> Apply some lowmem pressure due to highmem pressure THEN shrink
> slab as a result of the lowmem pressure is much better.

Prove it to me ;)