From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261891AbULVCuf (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:50:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261927AbULVCuf (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:50:35 -0500 Received: from mail12.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.193]:14046 "EHLO mail12.syd.optusnet.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261891AbULVCua (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:50:30 -0500 References: <200412211850_MC3-1-916E-59A6@compuserve.com> Message-ID: X-Mailer: http://www.courier-mta.org/cone/ From: Con Kolivas To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com> Cc: Chris Friesen , linux-kernel , Chris Ross , Alan Cox Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.9-ac16 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:49:04 +1100 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Chuck Ebbert writes: > Chuck Ebbert wrote: > >> I backported this patch to 2.6.9 but haven't tested it yet. It requires the >> 'spurious oomkill' patch I posted earlier in this thread. Early reports >> are that it stops the freezes during heavy paging. > > OK here's one that actually compiles. (3AM was not a good time to be > making patches.) Given that the sysctl is not there in 2.6.9 there is no point exporting the variable only to ignore it. You only need this one liner: > { > int referenced = 0; > > + ignore_token = 1; Cheers, Con