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Subject: Re: [RFC][-mm PATCH 6/8] Memory controller add per container LRU and
 reclaim (v3)
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From: yamamoto@valinux.co.jp (YAMAMOTO Takashi)
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hi,

> +unsigned long mem_container_isolate_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
> +					struct list_head *dst,
> +					unsigned long *scanned, int order,
> +					int mode, struct zone *z,
> +					struct mem_container *mem_cont,
> +					int active)
> +{
> +	unsigned long nr_taken = 0;
> +	struct page *page;
> +	unsigned long scan;
> +	LIST_HEAD(mp_list);
> +	struct list_head *src;
> +	struct meta_page *mp;
> +
> +	if (active)
> +		src = &mem_cont->active_list;
> +	else
> +		src = &mem_cont->inactive_list;
> +
> +	for (scan = 0; scan < nr_to_scan && !list_empty(src); scan++) {
> +		mp = list_entry(src->prev, struct meta_page, lru);
> +		page = mp->page;
> +

- is it safe to pick the lists without mem_cont->lru_lock held?

- what prevents mem_container_uncharge from freeing this meta_page
 behind us?

YAMAMOTO Takashi